I stopped using YouTube years ago. Fuck that shit.
this post was submitted on 15 May 2025
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Am I the only one still not seeing ads on YT with Ublock?
Same here. Ublock Origin for the win!
YT becoming shittier and shittier with ads is why I've changed to downloaders instead. No ads.
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Revanced.
It won't bother me at all.
Or just stop being dependent on Google and use PeerTube and Odysee.
It's your choice.
I get it. But, like Peertube is kinda limited. At least when I was using it, which was pretty recently. I'll check out Odysee.
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Already experiencing it, can’t even follow along a simple shot explanation
Right when the guitar solo hits
I don't know how people watch YouTube with ads. Premium or ad blocker, otherwise it's a nightmare.
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A guy I know started selling AI push notifications.
Your app signs up for his service, and he uses what's essentially ChatGPT to find the best time slot to send you custom push notifications. That's just his third party service working with limited data and system access.
Just imagine when Google and Apple start selling that as a service integrated to the OS.
Why can't they just place the ad at the beginning of the video, Spotify gives you X free uninterrupted songs to listen to after listening to 1,2 adds. Why can't they just follow that model
Ublock Origin in a Firefox fork and PipePipe with Sponsorblock on mobile. I'm perfectly ready to just export/delete my Youtube account and move on if it stops working.
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I don't find Nebula to be an adequate replacement for youtube, but if they ever figure out how to keep me from blocking ads, Ima gonna change my mind.
No one will even blink at ads on most engaging moments in Youtube videos, in Pornhub ones tho....
I've met some people who ask why I care so much about not having to see ads. They don't care if there's youtube ads every now and then. At this point they have to care.