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YouTube intensifies fight against ad blockers showing pop-ups, and users are frustrated | Blocking ad-block users (www.techspot.com)

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[-] zcd@lemmy.ca 210 points 8 months ago

Fuck YouTube

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 68 points 8 months ago

I agree. YouTube can be very useful, but we really ought to be moving to other platforms at this point. Fuck YouTube.

[-] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago

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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[-] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

Problem is hosting all the video. You either have one host or many (P2P). Both have issues.

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[-] Ronnie@lemmy.ca 22 points 8 months ago

For sure! Which video site are you using instead?

[-] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 66 points 8 months ago

Xhamster

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[-] NightOwl@lemmy.one 97 points 8 months ago

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.

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 74 points 8 months ago

still using Firefox and ublock and all seems fine to me

[-] grte@lemmy.ca 29 points 8 months ago

Same. I'm wondering if it's limited to certain markets for the time being.

[-] abhibeckert@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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.

[-] BrownianMotion@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

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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[-] schwim@reddthat.com 27 points 8 months ago

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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[-] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 94 points 8 months ago

They have pissed 4channers. You do not piss 4channers. The last time that happened, Trump got elected.

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[-] gilbert31@lemmy.world 73 points 8 months ago

Use Firefox, update the uBlockOrigin extension, update the filters, remove any other adblocking extension in case you have it. Should work just fine then.

[-] londos@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago

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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[-] jwagner7813@lemmy.world 66 points 8 months ago

Fuck it. I'll just say this instead. It's time to break up the tech monopolies. Google, Microsoft, etc.

[-] Zealousideal_Fox900@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

TRUST BUSTING: 21st CENTURY EDITION! FUCK YEAHHHH

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[-] yamanii@lemmy.world 56 points 8 months ago

87.7% of the users watch on mobile, they are this mad about 12.3% possibly having access to an adblock.

[-] Mkengine@feddit.de 25 points 8 months ago

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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[-] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 8 months ago

I watch on mobile and have all ads blocked. There are multiple options a ton of people use

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[-] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 54 points 8 months ago

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.

[-] Rhapsodicjock_108@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

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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[-] Something_Complex@lemmy.world 52 points 8 months ago

Lol look at me change to piped

[-] abuttifulpigeon@lemmy.world 28 points 8 months ago

Cough invidious cough

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[-] FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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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[-] DeathWearsANecktie@lemm.ee 29 points 8 months ago

Revanced still going strong on mobile, which is where I watch YouTube 99% of the time.

[-] dangblingus@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

Firefox and UBO still block all ads for me on YT and I'm not being blocked.

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[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

....what? This headline makes no sense.

[-] rurutheguru@lemmings.world 34 points 8 months ago

They could have fixed it with 1 word: "YouTube intensifies fight against ad-blockers BY showing pop-ups and users are frustrated."

[-] TeraFloppy@lemmings.world 18 points 8 months ago

For some reason headlines don't like to use prepositions.

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