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YouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block ads (www.androidpolice.com)
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[โ€“] reksas@sopuli.xyz 48 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

i would rather have video go black for the duration of ad than watch that filth

[โ€“] Psythik@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Used to put up with this back when Hulu was free. Adblockers weren't as sophisticated then, so I had to watch 2 minutes of a black screen every commercial break. Still better than watching ads.