• 87Six@lemmy.zip
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    7 days ago

    I just realised i haven’t watched a single ad in like 2 years

    Thanks ublock origin!

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    7 days ago

    When you see the long ad, just close the fuckin’ browser window. Immediately. And then use something else.

    They’ll only get the point and change if you stop giving them your eyeballs for shit you don’t wanna see.

  • somethingDotExe@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    For me it isn’t the length, but the frequency that is bothering me. It’s insain, it’s like every 3-5 mins depending on the video length. It’s unusable atleast in my case. Only watching from devices I have adblocker on now. Not my phone.

  • Digit@lemmy.wtf
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    7 days ago

    Where?

    Oh! On the web interface? n_n I don’t use the web interface. It’s video, so I use a video player. I see no ads, ~ if I do [like ads read out by the podcast host], I skip ahead.

    on YouTube’s TV app

    That’s where you went wrong. Come to the free software community. We can mend bugs (like malicious features (like ads)) with free software, being free to use, study, share & change the software.

  • nieceandtows@programming.dev
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    7 days ago

    The other day I was doing dishes and couldn’t skip the ad, so I let the whole 90second ad run. Guess what followed? Another 90second ad.

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    6 days ago

    Adblockers have been mentioned a hundred times, as they should.

    Annual reminder to donate to Invidious too. YouTube has done some serious work to try and block most of the instances.