Turn off the ad blocker or you’ll be cut off after three videos.
    • Ivyymmy@lemmy.oneEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      For Android:

      Newpipe or Tubular (Newpipe X Sponsorblock fork)

      VueTube (still under development, the team is working slow because it’s pretty small, they have a few time to spend on it and they need devs, it’s a complete FOSS alternative to Vanced, and will have most of its features including optional Google log in with interactions)

      If you need to login and have a full YouTube experience: Revancedapp

    • F4celess@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago
      youtube.com##+js(set,yt.config_.openPopupConfig.supportedPopups.adBlockMessageViewModel, false)
youtube.com##+js(set,Object.prototype.adBlocksFound, 0)
youtube.com##+js(set,ytplayer.config.args.raw_player_response.adPlacements, [])
youtube.com##+js(set,Object.prototype.hasAllowedInstreamAd, true)

      Here it is in text format so ya’ll don’t have to type it out. I haven’t verified that it works but by the looks of it it just makes the Adblock sensor report a false negative. [edit, fixed some spacings that sneaked it’s way into the filter upon copying it earlier.]

  • littlecolt@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I am 43 and I remember growing up, people in the early days of the internet were calling people in my age group (late genx/early millenial) a generation that will be “impossible to advertise to.” For me, it’s rang very true. I can’t think of a single time I ever saw an ad for anything and it made me want to spend money on a product or service. But I guess that hasn’t been the norm, or ads would be dead.

  • archomrade [he/him]@midwest.socialEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    The one thing the Reddit exodus has taught me, is that I’m almost eager for a reason to ditch my social media and either find something new or simply take back that time and do something more fulfilling anyway.

    I’m so much happier not being constantly blasted with advertisements, that now when I have to go back on insta or FB for whatever reason, I can’t stand more than 30 seconds before I nope back off.

    Looking forward to axing YouTube from my life next.

  • Morogwen@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Not paying youtube a cent until they remove all the transphobes and quit blasting people with their shit ass bigoted content. I’ll pirate and ad block just to spite them every step of the way. Make your bed with fascists, lay in it.

  • Cambionn@feddit.nlEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I actually used to have YT Premium because I’m a strong believer that nothing is free, so you either pay with data or money (on anything slightly commercial, not counting FOSS projects made as hobby or under foundations etc. as things get more complex then. But even then I pay/donate for some stuff in the same way of reasoning).

    Yet I cancled the YT Premium subscription. Simply for one reason, privacy. I don’t mind paying, but then I don’t want just no adds, I also want no tracking. I pay with money, so I don’t want to pay with data as well having a whole profile made.

    Switched to NewPipe with sponsorblock on phone and TV and FreeTube on PC. Got a redirect extension in FireFox automatically sending YT videos to either Invidious or Pipe.

    • dontblink@feddit.itEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Would definetely prefer to pay than being tracked…

      But i also feel like the time is mature to produce a new type of web where nor ads, nor user payments are required, i think we’ll get there some day…

  • ddh@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    A prediction…

    YouTube: Show them this ad. Browser: Sure. OK they watched it. YouTube: Really? That was too fast. It was a three minute ad! Browser: Oh, right. Well they’ve definitely watched it now. YouTube: You sure? Browser: Totally.

  • mochi@lemdit.comEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I’m sure there’s a way to get around it, and if there isn’t, then I just won’t be using YouTube anymore. I survived before it existed. I’m getting tired of these companies’ bullshit.

  • SheenTStars@monyet.ccEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Remember the time when we used to search for and share funny ads? They could’ve done that, but no, they chose to make shitty ads that nobody wants to see.

  • meli nasa@feddit.deEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I wonder how they will enforce this. If you can just open a private window to bypass it, it won’t be very effective. Sure, they could do some fingerprinting, but I imagine avoiding false-positives would be very important, so I doubt they’d get very far with that.

    Honestly, the only way I see is implementing a login wall, which I wouldn’t put past them. And that’s kinda scary. It would render so many links inaccessible to people without a Google account.

    Or who knows, maybe they just want to make it more cumbersome and not completely prevent it, to get more people onto YouTube Premium, while the more determined people can continue adblocking because it’s not worth fighting a small minority.

    • zephyreks@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      This is probably it. Google’s in a cashflow crunch given the current economy and so they’ve been cutting benefits and boosting profits.