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For context I'm in the US. The last time I used YouTube without an ad blocker, there were 2 ads back to back, and way too frequently. I tried watching on my PlayStation tonight, and not only are they more frequent, they've increased in quantity by 150%. It's also very common for the last ad to last 2 minutes to over an hour long. What the actual fuck, why would anyone watch YouTube without an ad blocker at this point? It's literally unwatchable

Edit: the amount of unsolicited advice in the comments is unreal. I don't get ads on my phone or on desktop, I'm very aware of how to block them. I simply won't watch YouTube on my PlayStation anymore. I'm not looking for suggestions, please stop with the recommendations.

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[–] force@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I use revanced and ublock origin and I haven't seen ads in an entire year, I completely forgot how bad it is

[–] BiggestBulb@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago (6 children)

If you're very bothered by the ads, instead of an adblocker you can try out an Ad-blocking DNS. Personally, I use noads.libredns.gr

This will allow them to see all your data though, so I recommend using this method with a reputable VPN.

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago

Pihole doesn’t work on YouTube so this won’t either.

YouTube serves ads from their own domain, can’t be blocked this way.

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It allows who to see what data?

[–] Chozo@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Presumably they mean it allows the DNS provider to see your internet traffic, but I don't believe that's wholly accurate. I believe at most they'd be able to log timestamps of what domains you visited.

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[–] BaroqueInMind@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

Never heard of LibreOps and checked them out; they seem legit. Thanks for the information, I will try them out!

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[–] ranoss@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (21 children)

I stream through Roku (great for plex but no way to block ads on YouTube) and the ads got so bad I paid for premium.

I hate it because I’m reinforcing their shitty business choices but it was like being bullied everyday. YouTube is all I really use for entertainment aside from plex so that’s been one silver lining.

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[–] avater@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

easy fix: don't use the app on your phone.

instead use youtube via your browser with adblock (for instance safari + adblock pro) and create a shortcut on your homescreen. you can use youtube just like in the app, you won't have any ads and you also can play videos with your screen turned off

[–] londos@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

This is exactly what I do also, but it's worth admitting that it's not the same as the app. For one, I have to take care to open videos in new tabs, otherwise when I'm done and try to go back to my list, it starts me back at the top of the page rather than where I left off.

[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

GrayJay or NewPipe for phones.

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[–] Makeshift@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I run AdGuard on my iPhone and don’t see ads at all. No idea how it’s so effective, but it is.

Also have an old model/iOS version though. Idk if it’s no longer possible.

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Works for me as long as I’m on safari.

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