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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
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this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2023
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There's always the Revanced Project on Android. Honestly though, I've cut way back on YouTube after their algorithm started shoveling crap at me. Now it's hard to find genuinely informative videos. It's all "This guy got PERMANENT ORGASM FACE DISORDER Tears of the Kingdom" type videos, instead of ones on science, technology, and news.
Ever tried looking at youtube while in incognito mode? What's popular is a hellscape of lowbrow garbage that makes reality tv look downright erudite. I still like the site when it shows me all the channels I've curated, but otherwise, goddamn...
I've been thinking of switching to Invidious or something and using youtube primarily via subscriptions. I'm kind of getting sick of the whole 'recommended' frontpage thing.
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I'd recommend using Piped instead https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped
It's more modern and doesn't fail on 1080 or higher.
My god, it’s 50% movie/TV ads. The rest is clickbait with thumbnails for idiots.
Wow. I thought the frontpage was bad back when I made a choice to consciously curate years ago, but I had no idea this is what it turned into.