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I could say the same for bittorrents, napster, kazaa and audiogalaxy in the 00s. Maybe we turned to youtube because all else had become illegal?

We can still watch demonetized channels, google doesnt seem to nag me about those.

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They were illegal then too. Just not as well enforced. Paying for a VPN is where a lot of people dropped off, and while streaming pirate sites are a thing, most people don't realize that search engines that aren't in the US are a thing, and so them not showing up easily on Google or Bing means they may as well not exist.

Just means my fmovies streams don't get so bogged down with too many simultaneous viewers.

"We can still watch demonetized channels, google doesnt seem to nag me about those. "

They do.

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