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YouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads! (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 1 day ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] ChadGPT2@lemmy.world 1 points 52 seconds ago

I like paying for services rather than using free services that sell my data and brainwash me with ads. Adblock is fine, but how are they supposed to make money? Should the service be free?

[–] garbage_world@lemmy.world 0 points 12 minutes ago

It's your fault.

YouTube is proprietary and Google can do whatever they want.

[–] BiomedOtaku@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 hours ago

YouTube revanced 👌

[–] Jalfred_prurock@lemmy.today 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

What is adblock? Can someone explain it to me like I'm five?

[–] Warm_Bowl_of_Peas@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Ads go bye bye I think

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 hours ago

Adblockers have been mentioned a hundred times, as they should.

Annual reminder to donate to Invidious too. YouTube has done some serious work to try and block most of the instances.

[–] alexquiniou@lemmy.zip 6 points 10 hours ago

Don't forget to use ublock and adguard !

[–] orioler25@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago

I mean, I'm not.

[–] kamayatu24@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

For TV - SmartTube Next

For android - Youtube With Morphe Patches.

And, life is beautiful again!

[–] tresspass@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

The day ad block stops working is the day I stop using sites with ads

[–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

For me it isn't the length, but the frequency that is bothering me. It's insain, it's like every 3-5 mins depending on the video length. It's unusable atleast in my case. Only watching from devices I have adblocker on now. Not my phone.

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Like the other person commented, I use Firefox Plus adblocker on my phone and it's fine.

[–] Chezus9247@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Why not use adblock on your phone too? Like Firefox+Adblock(FF allows addons like on desktop)

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 hours ago

Can you run Firefox extensions on iPhone?

[–] viov@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Vanillo (Not open source sadly) and PeerTube are the best options we have right now

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Pihole+ublock+privacy badger = win

[–] burrito@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

+sponsorblock

[–] PissingIntoTheWind@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago

Who’s these users? I have an ad blocker. It does the job.

[–] Mwa@thelemmy.club 10 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

maybe adblock is good

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Firefox/Ublock origin + adguard DNS + sponsorblock. My personal devices are not billboards, and they haven't allowed ads in years

Edit: youtube revanced on Android. Sponsorblock has saved me over 4 hours since I reinstalled the app earlier this year

[–] c5e3@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago

and smarttube for android tv. i had friends over "wait, youtube without ads is actually enjoyable???"

[–] JokklMaster@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

You should look I to Morphe now. Apparently main dev of ReVanced left and made it.

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 34 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I just realised i haven't watched a single ad in like 2 years

Thanks ublock origin!

[–] MissingGhost@lemmy.ml 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I haven't seen an ad in 16 years. Thanks ublock origin/dns hole/not watching TV/not going to the movies/not reading magazines.

[–] mitrosus@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 hour ago

And FM - the local radio stations are the biggest dumpholes of ads

[–] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (6 children)

When you see the long ad, just close the fuckin' browser window. Immediately. And then use something else.

They'll only get the point and change if you stop giving them your eyeballs for shit you don't wanna see.

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