YouTube isn't happy you're using ad blockers — and it's doing something about it

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YouTube isn't happy you're using ad blockers — and it's doing something about it
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YouTube isn't happy you're using ad blockers — and it's doing something about it::Annoying.

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While YT is playing its games, I've found a half-dozen other ways to get at the videos. Very educational. I'm thinking they are learning a whole bunch about what people think of their way-too-aggressive approach ... and how people usually respond to that behavior.

They think the rest of the world will accept the horror that was USA cable TV. Ads interrupt your movie every few minutes 🤮

I haven't seen a valuation on Youtube ... but recently saw that Twitter sold for $44B and X is now at $12B.

I've enjoyed viewing YT videos for many years ... learned A LOT ... and thought quite highly of them. I can see charging to see long films (bandwidth and licenses isn't cheap) ... but piling ads on top of thousands of private people trying to help others out (for little profit)? Ads on educational programming? Yeah... it's WORSE than what Cable did to films.

Reminds me of that old song lyric ...

Meet the new boss, Same as the old boss

Any of those way for iOS?

I'm not on IOS, but I've heard Brave browser on IOS has adblock so that might be a way to avoid ads. Sites like various Invidious instances run in any browser would also be a way to dodge ads.

Any browser that accepts plugins would also work, but I'm not sure if they exsist or not.

Sure, throw it away and get something with access to 3rd party apps. Alternatively, wait a couple of years for the EU regulations regarding 3rd party apps to take effect on apple products.

I can’t really afford to throw away a £1000 device that still have some time left on its contract.

I guess my next phone can be a pixel with graphene OS.

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