Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoYouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippableblog.googleexternal-linkmessage-square232linkfedilinkarrow-up1539arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1528arrow-down1external-linkYouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippableblog.googleBeep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square232linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremonketman82@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·4 days agoThere’s always a workaround…
minus-square[deleted]@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·4 days agoFirefox + uBlock Origin has worked well for years.
minus-squareilillilillilillililli@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days ago++ SponsorBlock and you got chef’s kiss
minus-squarem3t00🌎🇺🇦@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days ago+1 combo. privacy badger, ublock origin and umatrix for fine tuning. also a youtube specific addon. seems okay
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoWhat’s a YouTube specific add on?
minus-squarem3t00🌎🇺🇦@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days agothen theres this yt related thing. don’t think it does much
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoAre these from reliable sources? I’m always hesitant with extensions as they are given a lot of access and often seem to be from shady sources.
minus-squarem3t00🌎🇺🇦@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agofirefox addons. they almost all have a ‘not maintained’ warning. use at your own risk, as they say
minus-squareSorryQuick@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoBecause they don’t put the effort in. Add a simple “the video isn’t served until the ad’s length has elapsed” and suddenly your only workaround is to spend 30s staring at a black screen.
There’s always a workaround…
Firefox + uBlock Origin has worked well for years.
++ SponsorBlock and you got chef’s kiss
+1 combo. privacy badger, ublock origin and umatrix for fine tuning. also a youtube specific addon. seems okay
What’s a YouTube specific add on?
then theres this yt related thing. don’t think it does much
Are these from reliable sources? I’m always hesitant with extensions as they are given a lot of access and often seem to be from shady sources.
firefox addons. they almost all have a ‘not maintained’ warning. use at your own risk, as they say
Because they don’t put the effort in.
Add a simple “the video isn’t served until the ad’s length has elapsed” and suddenly your only workaround is to spend 30s staring at a black screen.
Better than ads
Deal.