ijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoYouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockerswww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up1727arrow-down112file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareZacryon@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down4·1 year ago There’s also the option of biting the bullet and paying for YouTube Premium. No. Never. I’d rather stop using YT at all than giving in to coerced user-tracking.
minus-squareOceanSoap@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoAt this point, I don’t even care about the user tracking. I just don’t want to sit through unskippable ads anymore. Especially when it’s the same ad over and over again.
minus-squareRosco@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoWell then you’re in luck, you have a lot of options for removing ads before giving money to YouTube.
minus-squaresoggy_kitty@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoFor desktop install and use “FreeTube”. Alternatively for your android phone you can use “GrayJay” Never. Pay. For. YouTube. Premium
No. Never. I’d rather stop using YT at all than giving in to coerced user-tracking.
At this point, I don’t even care about the user tracking. I just don’t want to sit through unskippable ads anymore. Especially when it’s the same ad over and over again.
Well then you’re in luck, you have a lot of options for removing ads before giving money to YouTube.
For desktop install and use “FreeTube”.
Alternatively for your android phone you can use “GrayJay”
Never. Pay. For. YouTube. Premium