Fadblock, a recent open-source plugin that attempts to strike a balance between ad-blocking and viewing ads. After all, users put in the effort to block ads, and Google is equally determined to make you see ads. Whether it's ADG, ADB, or custom filters, they often become ineffective in just a few days, which is very frustrating.
At this point, an open-source plugin claiming to "fast-forward" ads appeared, and since it doesn't block ads, Google didn't seem to have any objections. They didn't request Github or the author to take it down. However, issues with open-source software have emerged. Maintaining a large user base is quite challenging. After all, many people use this kind of gray area software, which leads to numerous issues, and addressing them one by one is not very efficient. Additionally, most developers have full-time jobs in the real world, and they only have spare time for development and bug hunting.
So, the author introduced a paid option, which brought about some practical issues. The people using his plugin are those who want to avoid paying YouTube for ad-free content, which is why they use an ad-blocking plugin. If they have to pay the author to support this "fast-forward" ad plugin, they would rather pay YouTube directly.
In the author's GitHub project's issue section, there are many discussions pointing out that the author's actions are clearly motivated by making money. However, this also highlights that in the ad-blocking battle, Google always stands on the winning side, whether you pay or not.
Some people compromise and pay YouTube, while others don't pay but demand free ad-blocking services to catch up quickly. However, there still hasn't been anyone loudly declaring, "I don't want to use YouTube anymore!" in anger.
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