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Omg did you just reinvent YouTube?!?
Thank you. I needed this.
I give up, this has really let me down.
You aren't doing youtube correctly.
PC: firefox + ublock origin, freetube
Mobile: revanced, newpipe
Are you rick-rolling yourself? Derp.
How does one Rick roll people who don’t do YouTube correctly, which is most everyone?
Those people? We don't interact with those people.
Touché
Honestly, I have Firefox + ublock origin in Mobile too
I have all 3 options on mobile as well
Same.
FreeTube has an Android fork now that works just as well as the PC version.
https://github.com/MarmadileManteater/FreeTubeAndroid/releases
I can't believe I'm about to suggest this, but use a YouTube short version since those don't have ads.
Wow, a legitimate use case for shorts.
Nice! May I recommend you share that with all of our professional rickrollers? (Or may I share it there?)
I've literally rickrolled thousands of people and i didn't hesitate for a second to click on that link. wow. (~﹏~;)
Go for it!
Rick Roll is only effective on people using ad blockers
Given that ad block users are usually tech savvy and have been around the net a while: We already know the URL and can detect Rick Rolls before clicking on shit.
I have an ad blocker and I tend to recognise the link, but even when I do, I ~choose to click on it for the fun of it.😌
Yup I will usually happily walk into a rick roll. I just enjoy the music. lol
Sad reality indeed that to punk an online user with this classic requires for the said user to be tech savvy
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Cant you just use a thirdparty youtube ui url?
I don’t mind adverts for free services but YouTube take the piss now.
And Amazon. Paying Prime members still have to watch ads.
Fuck u peasant! What are you going to do about it?
Pirate Content?
Use VPN to get YouTube premium for India price?
🐸
Even premium isn't safe nowadays
What ticks me off is Stack TV. I pay for it and I still get huge ads on the bottom and right edges, telling me to subscribe to Stack TV.
Watch this vid for a good explanation on how to avoid the issue:
https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/never-gonna-give-you-up/1559900284
Oh, oh, oh! Thanks! I think I'll click on it right now.
Ed. Damnit
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Wasn't there someone who bought youtube ads and had the ad be a rick roll?
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