Submitted 11 months ago by atrielienz@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://9to5google.com/2023/11/25/youtube-ads-speed-up-workaround/
Instead of blocking them, this extension speeds them up to x16. Experiencing a 30 second ad in 2 seconds is pretty funny. And it works on Edge and Chrome.
Everyone’s hating on this approach but I think it’s nice that we have other options. I’m sure Ublock is going to come out on top of this cat and mouse game YouTube is playing with them, but if YouTube manages to temporarily disable Ublock I’ll look into this solution. Thanks!
Google will give up eventually. They’re definitely burning more money than they would gain from winning the battle
They give on everything else all the time. I wonder if expanding their ad business is the one exception though. They ran out of new users and already pack videos full of ads. Forcing them on people who block them is the only thing left for them to attempt as they seek to continue perpetual growth.
I don’t think they’ve gone all in yet.
They’re definitely burning more money than they would gain from winning the battle
Maybe at the moment, but I suspect part of the motivation for this is that they are trying to prevent another “adpocalypse” type boycott from their advertisers.
That’s why I tried to present it without an anti-google seeming bias. I wanted people to just have the facts and not all the BS in the article. I think it’s a good option for people who don’t want to block ads so creators they watch benefit.
What the fuck is wrong with this shit article?
The crackdown on ad blockers has been quite effective
No, it hasn’t. What’s up with the doublespeak?
While some paid ad blockers seem to work, the vast majority of tools don’t seem to do the trick.
Patently false. uBlock hasn’t had a single hickup.
Fuck whoever wrote this garbage.
Let them believe they’ve won.
I don’t know. I bet it has been pretty effective, but I also don’t think I’d trust any data I’d see from Google.
But, their goal isn’t to get you or me to watch ads. Hell will freeze over before I spend 30s watching an ad for a video that’s barely double that. Their goal is to target the people we’ve installed ad blockers for: friends, parents, siblings, in-laws.
I’m not going to watch ads, and I sure as hell am not going to click on anything, but my mother in law does now. My mom does too. They now feel like an ad blocker is “too much hassle,” so Google won that fight. I don’t know if new people are installing, updating, or changing ad blockers enough to offset right now.
I’m not going to watch ads, and I sure as hell am not going to click on anything, but my mother in law does now. My mom does too. They now feel like an ad blocker is “too much hassle,” so Google won that fight.
Google won until the next round when, to make even more money for the shareholders, they will put so many ads in a video that also your mother and mother in law will return to use an adblocker. Or leave YT entirely
They all pretend ublock origin don’t exist, they only talk about the old stupid for profit AdBlock that let’s “good ads” through.
Or use Firefox
I said it was novel. I didn’t say it was good.
Yeah, no. I’m not willing to even have the ad for any amount of time. IMO ads should be banned, and before anyone reaponds, no i don’t give a shit about the consequences of something like that
Then this isn’t for you. That’s fine. Adblockers like ublock origin still work. So do newpipe, piped and other front end services. Firefox and other none chromium based browsers etc. Do what you want with your devices.
i don’t give a shit about the consequences of a change that substancial
Aaaah, the very sign of a simple mind.
(abolitionists circa 1800) IMO slavery should be banned, and before anyone responds, no I don’t give a shit about the consequences of a change that substantial.
Some things are simple and don’t require a nuanced take. I’m not saying ads are anywhere near as important as slavery but thinking something is an unmitigated negative and should be got rid of regardless of consequences is a legitimate position.
Ads are banned……when you pay for premium.
Youtube is a shit company owned by an even shittier company, they’re not getting a single cent from me.
uBlock Origin works just fine. I use Firefox btw
I watched two hours of Rocky & Bullwinkle uninterrupted the other day thanks to FireFox and uBlock Origin
Anyone else getting the “you will be blocked after 3 videos” yet? Haven’t seen anyone talk about it but I saw it for the first time yesterday.
Not if your uBlock origin is up to date, sometimes you have to clear the cache so the filters update to bypass that
This may require a refresh of your blocking lists and/or a making sure ublock is updated to most recent versions.
I know it’s explained in the subreddit for ublock origin and I think people reposted it sonewhere on lenmy too, but I can’t remember where exactly.
Anyway, after doing that it works perfectly. No more of those screens. Best of luck.
and so the cat and mouse game continued…
And ublock origin continues to work, thankfully. Disappointing to see the article failed to mention it.
Obscurity is an advantage in an arms war like this. The more popular a workaround gets, the more effort will be put into defeating it. You know it works, it doesn’t need to become popular to validate that.
And it’s gonna take considerable effort to completely block it. And then you’d still have Pihole to fall back on.
I have less problems with actually watching it than the fact that those ads they serve are very often times completely inappropriate and not respecting my online privacy.
Same here. If I’m watching a biography about Nathaniel Hawthorne, then why would I want to see an ad where someone is twerking their ass in my face?
A year or so I turned off targeted ads from Google. I very quickly noticed an increase in ads with anime tiddies.
I guess Google sees a correlation between people who worry about privacy, and people who are likely to click on anime tiddies…
Ya know the “it’s for targeted ads” is total bullshit. Where the fuck are the targeted ads YouTube. These data collectors are creeps. Simple as that.
In before Ads are recorded at 1/16th the speed in order to play at the correct speed with one of those extensions.
Just a quick “BUY THIS” followed by a photo of Brad Pitt.
Wasn’t this pitched by a character on 30 Rock?
But then they only get 1/16th the frames?
I suppose it depends on your system’s abilities, but my guess would had been that you get all frames but for shorter period of time
F I R E F O X
The “Look at what they need to do to have a fraction of our power” Invincible meme comes to mind.
Pathetic to be satisfied with sped-up annoyances when they can be easily skipped altogether with a browser not controlled by the ad company.
I don’t know man. This is actually pretty genius. Because this way creators still get paid. I wouldn’t mind using such extension on Firefox. Problem is I still want to block all trackers and other nonsense…
Doesn’t the creator only get paid if someone actually clicks on the ad? Pretty sure the creator gets nothing if no clicks are accumulated.
Agreed, I’m testing it on opera and might have it installed for the soel purpose of watching youtube (with firefox for everything else)
Firefox and just pay for a reasonable 30 second YouTube ad which is just a blank screen with the text “Use Firefox Already”
yes let me rely on 9to5google.com for the best methods to still allow youtube to still retain revenue on my views. Nice try google
On the other hand, this will royally piss off advertisers if it takes off. Make Google play a losing game of whack a mole with a ton of options on how to subvert their annoying platform
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking too. This add-on subverts the TrueView advertisement (or impression how they call it) that Google promises to advertisers.
I’m on the edge of what to think of it. Blocking ads primarily hurts Google since bidding never occurs and this speedup thing mainly hurts advertisers but also puts Google in an awkward situation.
Imagine using Chrome 😂
Some people have to use it for work. Including me, although I don’t have this problem because I don’t use it for YouTube.
I’ve been A/B testing Chrome and Firefox at work since we’ve had it drilled into us that we absolutely have to use Chrome. I haven’t had a single issue with Firefox, even with internal web apps. Your mileage may vary though.
Awesome, now you get only subconscious messages flashed in your eyes.
What else are people going to do to avoid installing Firefox?
Awesome, now you get only subconscious messages flashed in your eyes.
Blipverts. If I recall correctly, they had some bad side effects on sensitive people.
Explosive effects, even.
I don’t know how much anyone’s subconscious is picking up in 2 seconds. Remember back in the day when people used to tell you they could study while sleeping by listening to a recording of a lecture? That didn’t really work either.
uBlock Origin is still working just fine for me.
Am I the only one experiencing little 1-2 second jitters? It’s as if it skips where an ad should be. I still don’t see an ad though.
If that’s happening to me, I’m not noticing it in the slightest.
It’s cool and all but it’s still that annoying break when you are trying to enjoy a video or learn something.
If you have an iPhone, just use safari with the baking soda and vinegar extensions. It removes all of the ads and allows you to cast it to your big screen.
I have been looking for something like this, thank you so much!
I must be an anomaly but… Ublock still works perfectly fine for me on chrome lol
You aren’t. I also use Firefox and ublock origin (but sometimes have to use chrome for work).
Use Freetube on the desktop and Newpipe (or the Sponsorblock version) on mobile (Android). No issues or ads
Between uBlock and Sponsor Block I’ve had absolutely no interruption in service and in the exact same experience that I’ve had for years
I installed this other one …google.com/…/gpboiedfklodfhngobidfjecdpmccehg?hl… because this one seems to the FOSS.
That’s not novel, that’s fukn slick. Take that, Google. 🤣
When I already watch YouTube videos at 3x-4x speed so I can still understand the ad 😅
When will people learn, YouTube is hot garbage and its time to move on.
I know. I know. You people love your trash.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 11 months ago
What a bunch of FUD. Firefox and uBlock Origin still work on Youtube just fine.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Part of the reason I am not advocating for or against the extension or the source. People can judge for themselves. I thought it was funny (not a great idea but defined an interesting implementation). For the record I use both unlock origin and Firefox, and I also run a pihole at home. I’m just putting out there that it exists.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
I moved back to Firefox like 5 years ago. But saying the vast majority of tools don’t seem to do the trick is a pretty true statement, since that’s one browser with one app, and the browser only has a sub 10% market share.
SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Yeah but uBlock Origin still works on Chrome too
Agent641@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Why did you move away from firefox in the first place?
Aatube@kbin.social 11 months ago
Maybe they mean the vast majority of tools on Edge and Chrome?
Gabu@lemmy.world 11 months ago
uBlock still works on chrome.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 11 months ago
I don’t know about FUD, but that’s either straight-up disinformation, or an out-of-touch tech writer that needs to retire…
Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
uBO works on Chrome as well atm. I have to use Chrome on my work laptop, but at least they installed uBO.