Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agoYouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads!www.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square216fedilinkarrow-up1546arrow-down17
arrow-up1539arrow-down1external-linkYouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads!www.androidauthority.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square216fedilink
minus-squareTryingToBeGood@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·4 hours agoMy solution is to just close youtube. There’s nothing on there I want to see that badly.
minus-squareMithranArkanere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 hours agoMine is Firefox + adblockers. I like watching SciShow and Crashing Out.
minus-squareblackbeans@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 hours agoMy setup to make YouTube bearable: Firefox mobile and the following extensions: uBlock Origin DeArrow Hide-Shorts SponsorBlock
minus-squareYerbouti@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoI suggest adding “fix youtube search” to get rid of the stupid suggestions you get when searching.
minus-squareLemming6969@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoIf you’re getting the ads you’re there to watch something you wanted to watch.
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 hours agoAnd you can decide the thing you want isn’t worth the cost.
minus-squareLemming6969@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·56 minutes agoBut they’re coming for everything. There won’t be anywhere to go to get information. You’ll give up everything?
minus-squareTryingToBeGood@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 hour agowhat Buddahriffic said. :) I ain’t got that kind of time. (Caveat–am looking at little things occasionally on my phone–this must be a nightmare for people using YT TV.)
My solution is to just close youtube. There’s nothing on there I want to see that badly.
Mine is Firefox + adblockers.
I like watching SciShow and Crashing Out.
My setup to make YouTube bearable:
Firefox mobile and the following extensions:
I suggest adding “fix youtube search” to get rid of the stupid suggestions you get when searching.
If you’re getting the ads you’re there to watch something you wanted to watch.
And you can decide the thing you want isn’t worth the cost.
But they’re coming for everything. There won’t be anywhere to go to get information. You’ll give up everything?
what Buddahriffic said. :) I ain’t got that kind of time. (Caveat–am looking at little things occasionally on my phone–this must be a nightmare for people using YT TV.)