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		GaryNumanVevo on Nov 19, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: YouTube banned adblockers so I built an e... Directly: sites like Twitch are close. Indirectly: Netflix, HBO, etc. all compete for screen-based entertainment. I also watch a lot of Youtube, outside of a couple of good movies and TV shows that I stream from my plex. So YT premium makes a lot of sense for me

skinnymuch on Nov 19, 2023 [–]

Do you use Twitch? I don’t really see the direct competition besides YouTube’s small amount of live streamers that directly compete with Twitch streamers.

GaryNumanVevo on Nov 19, 2023 | [–]

Tiktok is probably a better direct competitor, but I see twitch and youtube as fairly comparable

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