I’m not sure I even own any devices that can’t block YouTube ads. You can do it on anything running android, including Android TV.
If they ever fight this and win, I’ll simply stop using YouTube altogether.
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empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Wait y’all still see ads on YouTube?
If I can’t block ads on a device, I’m not using YouTube on that particular device.
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
TheFederatedPipe@kbin.social 2 months ago
@empireOfLove2 I don't get it, how can they use the internet without an ad blocker? The first thing that I do is download Firefox + uBlock Origin on any device before of using it.
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
I honestly don’t know. far too many people are just conditioned or browbeaten into just dealing with the cancer of ads that the modern internet is. feels a lot like it’s a bit of a “frog in boiling water” situation where most people don’t even realize how bad it’s gotten over so many years.
Cheems@lemmy.world 2 months ago
For real, the ads are freaking insane on there nowadays. I couldn’t handle it.
Neato@ttrpg.network 2 months ago
A major reason we only watch YouTube via a browser on a media center PC.
theareciboincident@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Normies genuinely turn on their Smart TV, watch start menu ads, open the YouTube app, wait 90 seconds for the shitty cpu to load the web view, scroll through hundreds of Spider-Man Elsa brainwashing, open a video, watch 3 minutes of ads, straight into a 3 minute sponsor segment. All before seeing any actual content.
And they see no problem with this at all, the thought that you can make ads go away literally does not even occur to them as a possibility.
Humanity deserves extinction, I’m gonna go release some refrigerant real quick
micka190@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I know people IRL who get offended whenever I mention that I just block ads. Shit’s insane.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Ikr? I throw some money at creators I care about, but I’m not watching their stupid ads.
sandman@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Stockholm syndrome is a very scary condition.
fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
God this is so weird. “You have to watch and see ads to support content creators!” The fuck I do.
Bizarroland@kbin.social 2 months ago
How are you going to make any money then?
Answer: paywall their fucking site.
I'm paying for Internet access. If they don't block their site it's free game.
Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
You can use SmartTube on Android TV, Yattee with this guide on iOS/iPadOS/tvOS or this app on webOS
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 months ago
What is webOS?
Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
OS for LG TVs.
ripcord@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The shambling remnants of Palm, Inc.
Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
The OS that runs on LG TVs
sandman@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
You can block ads on youtube on mobile devices by using firefox in desktop mode with ublock origin.
Fuck youtube. Fuck ads. Fuck useful idiots defending either.
Cossty@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You don’t need to be in desktop mode for ublock origin to work.
sandman@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Hmm, they may have changed it or I could be misremembering.
Desktop mode also allows you to play a video while your screen is off which is good for listening to music.
JCreazy@midwest.social 2 months ago
Or use revanced or an open source alternative.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Not Firefox on iPhone though
sandman@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Apple users love having control taken away from them so I never factor them in when giving tech-related advice.