Fuck YouTube
this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2023
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I agree. YouTube can be very useful, but we really ought to be moving to other platforms at this point. Fuck YouTube.
I’ve been using YouTube far more than any of my paid services for years. However I’m ready for a switch. If the YouTubers who I follow switched platforms I’d go with them in a second.
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Problem is hosting all the video. You either have one host or many (P2P). Both have issues.
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For sure! Which video site are you using instead?
there are a few but they're all filled with right wing nutters and i doubt their ability to scale effectively
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I was using newpipe x Sponsorblock on Android exclusively, and now on desktop I've moved to freetube. Never did get the pop up telling me to remove Adblock but decided to make the jump early.
still using Firefox and ublock and all seems fine to me
Same. I'm wondering if it's limited to certain markets for the time being.
For me it's a "soft" popup - a simple banner with a close button telling me not to block ads. And it doesn't appear very often, I think I've seen it twice.
You will get the timer one in due course.
I first got the 'soft' banner, then it went to timer one (and this timer comes after watching 3 videos with 'soft' one.)
However, uBlock still removes the banner, but you have to click on the video after a few seconds to start it. Alternately you can hit F to fullscreen the video, and the banner just goes away and the video starts (without uBlock).
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Freetube adopter as well. The experience is actually an improvement over using the yt site. I wish I had done it earlier.
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They have pissed 4channers. You do not piss 4channers. The last time that happened, Trump got elected.
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Use Firefox, update the uBlockOrigin extension, update the filters, remove any other adblocking extension in case you have it. Should work just fine then.
I use Firefox with uBlockOrigin and haven't had to do any manual updates or anything. I still seem to be unaffected by the changes everyone is talking about. Is it a slow rollout or does uBO just silently keep up with it?
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Fuck it. I'll just say this instead. It's time to break up the tech monopolies. Google, Microsoft, etc.
TRUST BUSTING: 21st CENTURY EDITION! FUCK YEAHHHH
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87.7% of the users watch on mobile, they are this mad about 12.3% possibly having access to an adblock.
Do you mean 87.7% use the YouTube iOS/Android App or 87.7% use their smartphone to watch YouTube? Because in the latter case you also can use ReVanced, Firefox + Adblock, Invidious, etc.
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I watch on mobile and have all ads blocked. There are multiple options a ton of people use
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I was fine with ads a couple years ago, but the number, length and frequency of them keeps ramping up. This wouldn't need to be such a struggle if they just were reasonable about it.
Me : clicks a helpful tutorial of 5 minutes. YT: here have an unskippable ad 5 seconds. Me: annoying but the creators have to make money somehow I guess. YT: and now here's your skippable ad. Me: I just want this to be over with. YT content creator: Hello guys this video is sponsored by Raycons. 10 seconds blabbering on the product, skip skip Me: closes video.
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I installed a userscript today that plays ads in muted embeds hidden behind the actual player so that it effectively and quite literally blocks them while still leaving actual ublock disabled on the site. works pretty well.
EDIT: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/477464-beta-youtube-no-preroll-ads-undetectable
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Revanced still going strong on mobile, which is where I watch YouTube 99% of the time.
Firefox and UBO still block all ads for me on YT and I'm not being blocked.
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....what? This headline makes no sense.
They could have fixed it with 1 word: "YouTube intensifies fight against ad-blockers BY showing pop-ups and users are frustrated."
For some reason headlines don't like to use prepositions.
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