NewPipe x SponsorBlock
this post was submitted on 11 Jan 2024
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I love newpipe! I wonder if there's anything similar for desktop?
I didn't know bro, I just use desktop sometimes but I use brave if I need to see a YouTube video, it works WO any problem with the stock adblocker.
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I'm sure there's a better fix, but I found that if I block the pop up, I can't click anything on the screen EXCEPT I can right click and do picture in picture and can play and do everything I need. If I go back, I can at least see what I want to watch, click it, then do pip.
FUCK ADS
fuck ads = fuck google. google is the reason the internet is shit now.
I'd argue it's a mountain thing. I think they helped it get to a great place.. then decided to make more billions by making it worse.
You go up, you go down.
I'm just waiting for the day DRM comes to other ad-riddled websites...
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Are you using chrome or Firefox?
I use Piped + LibreTube, and I self-host Piped to get better and more consistent load times. Works very well, only minor issues every now and then.
inconvenient but cobalt.tools
I usually watch YouTube on a laptop hooked up to my tv, so I downloaded freetube and just imported my subscriptions. It's got sponsorblock and other features built in, but you can't like or comment on videos. Overall though I've been using it for about 6 months now and wouldn't dream of going back to YouTube and trying to constantly deal with them fucking it up more daily.
AdGuard is still working for me on all platforms. (Mac OS Safari, iOS Safari)
I've been using ProtonVPN on my router with adblock and antimalware features enabled, and uBlock on Firefox and I've never encountered a problem when I click on YouTube links.
I normally use invidious anyway.
I have to log out, clear cookies, update/clear block lists, then log back in.
Like the majority I am using Ublock and Firefox, but I've noticed over the last month it is very slow to catch up to YouTube ads and I'm seeing them make it through a lot more often.
Did you delete Google and Youtube cookies when you reloaded the UBlock stuff? That's a necessary step.
Ublock plus pihole are still going strong, no ads or banners yet, fingers crossed
Yeah also on firefox
i'm using safari on macOS, and i've had pretty good luck with Ad Guard Pro. when i get the adblock warning, i switch my user agent. when that doesn't work, deleting my cookies usually does the trick.
Hmm. I had it pop up for the first time in ages today, but updating filters and clearing cookies did the trick.
Never mind. See below.
Hmm…
So I only use Brave for YouTube. I definitely won’t be recommending it, but I’m torn between whether I’m being a leech of ad-free user generating what should be near zero revenue or if I’m being valuable as a number to ad to user counts.