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[–] 123 points 5 days ago (36 children)

If you're not using Firefox or a fork of FF with uBlock Origin and still complaining about ads: What's wrong with you?

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  • [–] 56 points 5 days ago* (19 children)

    PSA (I honestly don't know anyone else who does this) the Android version of Firefox supports the uBlock origin extension (among other things) and plays YouTube videos perfectly fine.

    I haven't had to watch a single ad on YouTube on my phone for years and well over a decade on any PC or Mac.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    There's also LibreTube and Grayjay, which don't show ads at all anyway, and also come with a skip button that turns on for in-video sponsor ads / asking you to like and subscribe.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago*

    I'm using Firefox with ublock on android and also Firefox klar (as default for links) but for YouTube I use newpipe. No ads but occasional blocking but I really don't care.

    I mean it's not only ads but the other lists against popups and other annoying stuff too.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago (10 children)

    How do you stop the YouTube app from trying to force open?

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  • [–] 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    Assuming Android, for me the following worked:

    • Go to app info.
    • Open 'Set as default'.
    • Turn "Open supported links" off.

    Though I'd wager that the above may be variant dependent.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    Get an OS that doesn't fill your phone with unremovable bloat ware. You can also turn off opening links in apps in the Firefox settings, or install NewPipe and make that the default app for YouTube links.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago

    or install NewPipe and make that the default app for YouTube links.

    tat seems to have been stopped ? all of a sudden it opening links in the YT app, and bypassing Newpipe, started about 2 weeks ago. I was shocked by the ads. How to change it back ?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago* (2 children)

    Android has a full app replacement. It's called ReVanced. Use version 20.31.42 rather than the latest, though. The latest has been partially broken by YouTube and freezes often.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago (11 children)

    I do use Firefox (laptop) and NewPipe (phone), but my PS5 is the main device I use for streaming when I want to watch stuff with my girlfriend. No way to block ads on PS5, so I'm telling myself that I do it for the streamers (they gotta eat, too).

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    Entertainer is not a legitimate profession?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (7 children)

    vtubers aren't real people they're computer programs

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago (6 children)

    Even if that were true, and it's not, there's a ton of streamers that aren't vtubers.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (5 children)

    if they're on the computer they're a vtuber

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (4 children)

    No. Vtubers use a digital puppet rather than their own face/image, often for physical appeal but also privacy or just as a gimmick to stand out. It's a specific thing.

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    We have an ancient Roku stick that we only use for YouTube. A pie hole is on my list of projects to do but other projects keep cutting in line.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago

    I have a Roku tv and I'm using PlayLet app for YouTube. It blocks ads and seems to be integrated with SponsorBlock. I don't see any ads, but I haven't tested the SponsorBlock, the videos I watch don't have sponsored segments.

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