YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don’t turn off your ad-blocker::YouTube has been cracking down on people using ad blockers. Now, a spokesperson says that using ad blockers could lead to “suboptimal viewing.”

    • @DeathWearsANecktie
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      1096 months ago

      That’s the funny thing about this threat. It implies that using YouTube the regular way is “optimal” viewing. It’s fucking shit without adblock.

      • @NightOwl@lemmy.one
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        376 months ago

        Even without ads it’s shit without sponsorblock for me. Not even for the sponsor spots, but the absolutely annoying copy paste of please like, subscribe, hit the notification icon, blah blah blah blah blah.

        • @WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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          136 months ago

          That’s shit, but it’s still usable as I can shortcut my way around it. The ads are hot liquid swamp ass that make it unusable. I see ad, I circumvent or close tab.

      • @Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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        116 months ago

        How to quit YT in a week?

        1. disable adblocking
        2. Suffer watching ads
        3. Get bored, because you no longer feel like watching adTube
        4. Switch to something else
        • @xe3@lemmy.world
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          76 months ago

          Some of those alternative “YouTube” apps are not limited to YouTube as a backend/source of content. I don’t recall if it’s freetube, new pipe or both that allow using Peertube and YouTube from the same app, which helps bridge the gap in content / ease the transition from an end user perspective.