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US Politics 12w

og_beer

 YouTube app has become unusable due to ads. 2 unskippable ads every break, a banner ad after every ad break, and multiple popup ads overlaying the video if it’s above 20 minutes. All while announcing changes (decreases) in creator pay
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Anonymous 12w

Safari + ad blocker has never been so goated

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Anonymous 12w

firefox has no ads on youtube

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Anonymous 12w

i’ve resorted to unmuted autoplay for videos on the home page to avoid the unskippable onslaught of ads, but every time i stop scrolling an ad will push itself into view on my screen so no matter what i do on there, an ad is visible and getting revenue from it.

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Anonymous 12w

i use librewolf, which is a firefox fork that also has u-block origin prepackaged. i don’t get ads when i watch on my pc. on my phone, yes, it’s borderline unusable

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 12w

My only issue with that is now the creator is getting none of the ad revenue, and I would like as much going to them as possible (which is why I used to actually watch ads during videos if they were short enough, but now YouTube doesn’t even show you the time left on ads which is some bullshit!)

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Anonymous replying to -> og_beer 12w

i usually try to just use their direct patreons or other donation avenues tbh. fuck youtube and ads lol especially during election season. i’m sick of seeing the “i’m dangerous!” ad against Abdul El-Sayed 😂

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 12w

firefox is the goat

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Anonymous replying to -> _orangutan 12w

truthfully, i’ve found the youtube algorithm to be quite shit though, so i use it much less now than i have in the past

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Anonymous replying to -> _orangutan 12w

If there was a better way to binge watch hermitcraft I would

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Anonymous replying to -> og_beer 12w

ig i could watch etho, i was looking for something while i eat dinner

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