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YouTube cracking on ad blockers. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Metatronz@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Eh, don't need YouTube that badly. I think we'll collectively figure out video distribution without em just fine.

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[–] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Even if I have to sit through 30 seconds of silence, is there a way to redirect the ad to a ghost browser so I don't have to listen to something like grubhubs stupid video?

[–] crimsdings@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Not exactly what you have described but better https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/libredirect/

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[–] deez_ballzzz@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 years ago

Yeah. This is becoming a problem with Google. Whatever they have created they just want to make it shit. Like everybody can't just pay and the amount of ads just makes it unwatchable.

On my firefox this rarely shows up though. I use the privacy extensions uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, Decentraleyes.

[–] zcd@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 years ago

Fuck youtube

[–] b0gl@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 years ago

"allowlisted" topkek

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

#BoycottGoogle

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (17 children)

A good ad blocker would be one that will still load the page as intended but not display the ads. There would be no way for the site to know you can't see them. Blocking their activation just signals the site that you are using an adblocker.

Edit: I was thinking more of a VM sandbox like another comment said

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[–] CCF_100@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Lmao, time for anti anti-adblock! 🤣 https://reek.github.io/anti-adblock-killer/

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[–] aeharding@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

More PeerTube please!

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