this post was submitted on 01 Dec 2023
0 points (NaN% liked)

Technology

59296 readers
4396 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
0
YouTube just made it harder to avoid ads with a tiny skip button (www.androidpolice.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
top 9 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

No ads here with adblocker + this. Anyway now I watch YT well with LightTube, or well on Desktop with MotionBox Video Browser or SMplayer. Faster, better quality and without any ad. FYT

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

lighttube maintainer here! thanks for your support!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I use it often, but sadly I also must use other front-ends, becuse not all YT videos are working or don't even appears in the searches (Invidious, Piped, PokeTube, ViewTube, DTube, Tubo.....). Hard work for devs like you to show the middle finger to YT, congrats.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

easy fix: don't use the app on your phone.

instead use youtube via your browser with adblock (for instance safari + adblock pro) and create a shortcut on your homescreen. you can use youtube just like in the app, you won't have any ads and you also can play videos with your screen turned off

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I wouldn't be surprised if in the near future they make it so the only way to watch Youtube on mobile is through their app. It seems like they're getting desperate, and that seems like the logical conclusion.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Or just use patches or alternative YouTube clients

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

why installing something when you just can use your browser and get basically the same experience?

Also those apps will be useless when they mess around with the api just like reddit did.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

How's sponsor block?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

Seems to be doing fine, I'm having no problems with it.