• ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    15 days ago

    Because you insist on using Chrome and can’t install Ublock Origin and Sponsorblock.

    The self-flagellation continues.

    • cannedtuna@lemmy.worldOP
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      15 days ago

      Actually I use Waterfox with both, and ProTube on mobile, but sadly that doesn’t work on my shitty Roku TV

    • 1984@lemmy.today
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      15 days ago

      Don’t need sponsorblock I think, or maybe I’m just not watching videos where it’s needed. Just ublock origin.

      • ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        15 days ago

        Sponsorblock definitely helps on the in-video ad reads if they’re excessive or irrelevant. Ublock won’t get those.

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          14 days ago

          I recently found sponsorblock through another youtube bitching post months ago and found it was just as amazing as ad blocking. Sometimes it doesnt get them all, but it hits most and saves minutes sometimes off of watching. I absolutely think its a must have now.

      • stinkytofuisgood@lemmy.ca
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        14 days ago

        Until Manifest v4 then v5 then v6 which I will bet you a billion dollars I don’t have will keep choking out ad blockers

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          14 days ago

          At that point I bet they will block any browser or device that is capable of blocking ad banners, let alone Youtube ads

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    15 days ago

    Xavier forgot to mention that they’re also for shit you will never buy, and go on and on about their product way too long, and you’ve already heard the pitch 362 times in the past week.

    Edit:

    The thing that’s so stupid about all this is that YT had the perfect solution like 16 years ago. For quite a while they had banner ads at the bottom of the videos that you could x out of. That’s how you have to do it on the Internet.

    People put up with legacy ads on TV in the 20th Century because that’s the only way it could be done. Trying to force people to go back to that is cheeky as hell.

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      15 days ago

      Banner doesn’t make what it used to on desktop and mobile. Even the hotness that was CTV ads on streaming TVs are starting to decline in performance.

      Worth noting creators still have a fair amount of control over their ad setups. They are jamming more ads to make the same amount of money they made 2 years ago with more placements.

  • python@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    You kinda have to be a psychopath to take a Laptop to the kitchen, unless you place it super far away from everything and always wash your hands before typing that keyboard will get super nasty. The kitchen is Tablet territory because you can just wipe it clean after.

    • cannedtuna@lemmy.worldOP
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      15 days ago

      I think they mean like laptop on the table and you’ve cooked and you’re sitting down to eat.

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      15 days ago

      I don’t own a tablet and don’t see a reason to buy one for this non-issue.

      Obviously you place it where it doesn’t get dirty, and you start a video that is long enough before starting to cook, so you don’t have to touch it until you’re done.

  • capital5@discuss.tchncs.de
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    15 days ago

    Just be grateful that you don’t have to pay for the privilege of watching ads… yet.

    Cable TV, I’m looking at you!

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          15 days ago

          Skippable promos for other shows, yes. But importantly, you won’t see ads for like, toilet paper or food or whatever, on the paid tiers (unless someone has a stupid like, “pay less for fewer ads” thing).

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            15 days ago

            Having a loud beginning to the promos for other shows is just as annoying as loud ads for anything else. That fucking Stewart Saves the Universe or what the fuck it is called on HBO playing before everything I watched for weeks made me stop trying to watch anything until it switched to some other show.

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      14 days ago

      This. Firefox w/ Ublock Origin + SponsorBlock + DeArrow + Enhancer for YouTube on desktop, YouTube Morphe on Android, SmartTubeNext for the TV. I never have to watch a YT ad ever.

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          13 days ago

          Never heard of it; I’ll check it out, thanks.

          (Is it like PiHole? Not a fan of that because it does a bad job at blocking anti-adblocking measures, while everything else I mentioned defeats them every time, especially UBO.)