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YouTube's crackdown on ad blockers intensifies (searchengineland.com)

submitted 1 year ago by haxor@derp.foo to c/hackernews@derp.foo

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[–] schwim@reddthat.com 35 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure that the majority of people using ad blockers on Youtube will never, ever buy something based on a forced Youtube ad.

[–] Toldry@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

This is promising news for advertisers in terms of extending your ad’s reach.

🤮

[–] rbn@feddit.ch 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So far I'm still using Vanced (works sometimes) and New Pipe (works all the time) and both do not display any ads at all.

[–] zzzzz@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why not move to revanced?

[–] rbn@feddit.ch 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Long time back I wanted to migrate but at that point I found the installation procedure overly complex and time consuming. Not sure if I misunderstood something or if it has changed since then.

[–] BillMurray@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's not as easy as vanced, but there's some decent guides out there. Basically download the latest YouTube APK, run it through re-vanced, pick some options to block ads, then install the patched APK.

I hate to link back to Reddit, but here's the guide

https://www.reddit.com/r/revancedapp/comments/xlcny9/revanced_manager_guide_for_dummies/

If you have an iPhone, just switch to Android.

[–] Reality_Suit@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago

I pay for a certain amount of bandwidth. Yes, the speed drops depending on what and how things are connected, but you are guaranteed by law to get the speed you subscribed to at the point of connection to the internet. Ads steal your bandwidth.

[–] MonitorZero@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've gotten one popup about it. Hit the X to close it and it hasn't come back. Windows 10, Firefox, ublock origin.

Crazy thing is a make a white list for creators I enjoy and sub to but if I'm just looking to kill some time at lunch or looking for something time sensitive I don't want to be bothered by an ad for a video I'll be on for 5 second only for it not to be what I need then move on to the next video to watch another ad

YouTube is severely forgetting it's place on the internet.

[–] Forester@yiffit.net 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Anyone have a working blocker PM me please.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

TubeBlock - Adblock for YouTube. Works for me.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I have ad blockers for YouTube even on my Nvidia Shield, phone, and tablets. If they try to block me I'll just start using a VPN and not log in.