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Those YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three months (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

Pro-tip: Watch youtube on firefox/etc with a bunch of ad blockers. No ads.

[–] rockter@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 hours ago

It really is a pro tip, when installing more than one ad blocker is just gonna make for a worse experience, never mind the fact that it's going to make the ad blcokers themselves actually not work the way they're supposed to.

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[–] maxalmonte14@lemmy.world 13 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Fortunately LibreTube and NewPipe exist 👍

[–] mortimer@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

Yeah. What ads?

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 7 hours ago

I don't hate them. I think 80% should go back to the creators though.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 11 points 8 hours ago

I'd love to know their cost of storing all the YT videos and serving them.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 7 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

On desktop: uBlock origin (Vivaldi or Firefox). On mobile: Newpipe and AdAway (VPN mode, or rooted phone).

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Firefox + Ublock also work on mobile.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

On Android.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Yeah, I kinda assumed the people who cared about these sorts of things wouldn't be using an iPhone.

[–] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

On the TV, smarttube

[–] reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

On your phone (and other devices) you can also use a DNS adblocker. Less effective, but good for most people.

Mullvad.

Control D.

AdGuard.

ETA: This usually doesn't work on YouTube. Sorry for any confusion. Works decently enough for other ads at least.

[–] CairhienBookworm@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

DNS filering alone doesn't work for YouTube in my experience.

[–] reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 hours ago

You're absolutely right and I forgot that for a moment there.

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[–] firadin@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

Still need a good strategy for blocking ads on my TV. Mostly watching YouTube through a Chromecast so I can control it from my phone

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

PiHole can mostly block ads on propetiary software

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Not YouTube because the ads come from the same "source", so blocking that DNS would mean blocking the actual video, too. That's my week understanding of it, at least.

[–] 5wim@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Subbed to find out what your month understanding will be

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[–] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

SmartTube

[–] firadin@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

You need an android TV or an android box similar to a Roku to use that? Not super familiar. Any recommendations to be compatible with my current non-smart TV?

[–] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Android streaming boxes are the most flexible. Replace the stock launcher with projectivy once set up.

Inexpensive/basic: Onn

Best for multi-speaker theaters and video upscaling: Nvidia Shield Pro

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Same but I don't use YouTube I tend to use it for TV. Cast and forget cable TV for free.

I hate edge but edge also let's you stream from your PC to TV with no ads.

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