misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoYouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party appswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
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minus-squareKowowow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoAt this point id rather see youtube die than watch ads
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI was watching a long video on chromecast today and I had ads every three minutes or so. That’s a two hours video. The amount of ads is disgusting. YouTube is unwatchable without an ad blocker.
minus-squareTitanLaGrange@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoThis is why I pay for YT Premium. No way in hell am I watching ads, but I do want to be able to use the platform, and the money has to come from somewhere. So far it’s been pretty good value, although SponsorBlock is of course still required.
minus-squareKowowow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoNope bankrupt youtube and rebuild from the ashes
At this point id rather see youtube die than watch ads
I was watching a long video on chromecast today and I had ads every three minutes or so. That’s a two hours video. The amount of ads is disgusting.
YouTube is unwatchable without an ad blocker.
This is why I pay for YT Premium. No way in hell am I watching ads, but I do want to be able to use the platform, and the money has to come from somewhere. So far it’s been pretty good value, although SponsorBlock is of course still required.
Nope bankrupt youtube and rebuild from the ashes