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YouTube is testing views and likes that update in real-time… but why?
As if the unskippable ads that made so many people use adblockers with YouTube aren't enough of a nuisance‚ Google might have found another way to ruin the free YouTube experience. The company is adding live counters for YouTube views and likes that update in real-time. Who in their right mind would want that to interfere with the videos they're watching on YouTube?
I'll point out that Google is annoyed at people using adblockers. It's trying to ban them‚ but it hasn't gotten there just yet. Of course‚ adblockers only became popular because ads online became increasingly annoying‚ including the ones on YouTube. It's a problem of Google's own making. Adding counters for views and likes that update in real-time is a feature that will also annoy plenty of people‚ I'm sure.
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