• ikidd@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    1 month ago

    OK, am I the only person that has a working ad blocker and doesn’t get YT ads? Literally never seen one.

    • Scrollone@feddit.it
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      1 month ago

      Exactly. Why bother paying? Firefox + uBlock Origin on the computer, SmartTube Next on Android TV, ReVanced on Android phone. I haven’t been seeing ads on YouTube for years.

    • kyrax1213@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      1 month ago

      If you’ve used YouTube on anything besides a computer, then you would know that the experience is suboptimal.

      • bitflip@programming.dev
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        0
        ·
        edit-2
        1 month ago

        There are ad blockers on mobile browsers, too. Besides, there are other ways to block ads, like DNS blocklists. Or if it’s just for Youtube use an alternative front-end like Piped or Invidious or Grayjay for built in ad- and Sponsorblock