Maroonx Posted October 15, 2023 Posted October 15, 2023 LOL guys, I'm a total idiot, I had no idea we could use chrome extensions to block youtube ads. Thanks to this post I just downloaded one hahahaha
Tropez Posted October 15, 2023 Posted October 15, 2023 5 hours ago, Maroonx said: LOL guys, I'm a total idiot, I had no idea we could use chrome extensions to block youtube ads. Thanks to this post I just downloaded one hahahaha I think I should mention STOP USING CHROME. Use Firefox or Safari if you have a Mac. Avoid chromium based browsers like Brave, or Edge. I say this because Google wants to stop ad blocking on its browsers too.
TROJAN Posted October 15, 2023 Posted October 15, 2023 Are people disliking positive comments about Premium just too broke to afford it? 1
flower moon Posted October 15, 2023 Posted October 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, Tropez said: I think I should mention STOP USING CHROME. Use Firefox or Safari if you have a Mac. Avoid chromium based browsers like Brave, or Edge. I say this because Google wants to stop ad blocking on its browsers too. theyre blocking ad blockers in safari already so if you use a mac firefox is the best choice.
GentleDance Posted October 15, 2023 Posted October 15, 2023 Only on their buggy web browser Chrome, Mozilla + uBlock Origin ladies
harwee Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 Don't block or report ads. You know that thing where it says "Stop seeing this ad". If you do, they'll send you more of it.
Attitude Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 I finally switched to Firefox because of this.
Fancyhoodlum Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 5 hours ago, Tropez said: I think I should mention STOP USING CHROME. Use Firefox or Safari if you have a Mac. Avoid chromium based browsers like Brave, or Edge. I say this because Google wants to stop ad blocking on its browsers too. Why is Brave bad?
Tropez Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 24 minutes ago, Fancyhoodlum said: Why is Brave bad? It’s chromium based. Basically it’s just Chrome with modifications. Google is trying their hardest to stop the use of ad blockers. Since they have a near monopoly on the browser market, it’s to make more money from ad revenue. The main alternative is Firefox.
Taylena Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 just use a VPN to subscribe to Premium from a country like Argentina or Turkey. It's literally only $1/month.
Fancyhoodlum Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, Tropez said: It’s chromium based. Basically it’s just Chrome with modifications. Google is trying their hardest to stop the use of ad blockers. Since they have a near monopoly on the browser market, it’s to make more money from ad revenue. The main alternative is Firefox. Hmm I see. I just installed brave as many people on reddit were talking that it's better than chrome and it comes with adblocker etc. Ugh.
Lyrica Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 I am never paying for youtube. I automated my feed, I use software that fetches all videos of my subscriptions, downloads them locally and sends them to my private cloud folder from which I can watch them from my TV.
BrokenMachine Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 On 10/14/2023 at 8:28 PM, kawk said: "If you have an ad-blocker on, YouTube will now only give you 3 videos to watch a day I'm at this right now. Instead of disabling my adblocker I go to incognito mode (which has the adblock disabled), but my time using YouTube has been reduced since they blocked me. It's a win-win for me, less time for me using that trash platform. I mostly used it to watch music videos but I'd rather use only Spotify now Spoiler Brave browser keeps blocking the ads right on my phone tho
BrokenMachine Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 On 10/14/2023 at 10:35 PM, Vixen Eyes said: i mean, watching ads is how the youtubers/content creators get paid Except they don't. Content creators have denounced how YouTube pays them less as the time goes by, despite of how much revenue the platform gets. Most content creators live off third party sponsors or Patreon
BrokenMachine Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 I still remember the old days when people loved YouTube because it was for free and had way less ads than TV. Now YouTube is just TV 2.0 by this point
glitch Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 On 10/15/2023 at 4:39 AM, Katamari said: lol i saw this but i never disabled and just continued to watch Yeah I did this at for the first couple of months but then it started capping the number of videos I could watch. They're probably rolling this out incrementally. OT: I don't use youtube regularly enough to warrant paying for it. I turned off my ad blocker and just suck it up for now. I'm sure someone will find a way around this sooner or later.
Europe Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 13 minutes ago, glitch said: Yeah I did this at for the first couple of months but then it started capping the number of videos I could watch. They're probably rolling this out incrementally. OT: I don't use youtube regularly enough to warrant paying for it. I turned off my ad blocker and just suck it up for now. I'm sure someone will find a way around this sooner or later. There is a way around it already. I was able to do it with the guide linked on page 1 and it works seamlessly. 18 hours ago, Taylena said: just use a VPN to subscribe to Premium from a country like Argentina or Turkey. It's literally only $1/month. The issue is that they are working hard on making this impossible.
magazine Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 On 10/15/2023 at 4:28 AM, kawk said: It seems to have started some time this month: one says "If you have an ad-blocker on, YouTube will now only give you 3 videos to watch a day, similarly to porn sites where they limit the amount of previews you can watch a day, it's ridiculous" who made this up? Just close the pop-up and you can watch every video like always
shookspeare Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 (edited) The day youtube finds a foolproof way of circumventing uBlock Origin is the day I stop using it, and honestly I hope it comes soon. I would be so productive without youtube procrastination edit: Not me speaking this into existence, I literally can't use youtube now Edited October 18, 2023 by shookspeare
flower moon Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 10 minutes ago, magazine said: who made this up? Just close the pop-up and you can watch every video like always after the 3 videos, the popup stops appearing and the video just doesnt display. theres just text about disabling adblockers or using premium
Lady Claire Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 I signed up for Premium years ago and i don't regret it. I also use YouTube Music as my music platform alongside Apple Music. YT Music is pretty good and the sound quality is miles better than Spotify
chiliam Posted October 17, 2023 Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) On 10/15/2023 at 11:07 AM, Dephira said: I mean the whole deal is you either watch ads or you pay. I get that people don’t like ads but I don’t see why anyone should be outraged or offended by this. It’s not free to host this number of videos. But in the end everyone will be quiet and keep using YouTube, just like with Netflix after they stopped account sharing. this. even though i love free stuff but i never feel entitled and say that i have the right to earn those free stuff... like what? Stop being cheap. (my friend share to me his family youtube premium so i dont have to pay anything though) Edited October 17, 2023 by chiliam
Gladiator Posted October 17, 2023 Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) Youtube Premium is the one service that I have never regretted paying for each month, as well as Spotify. I actually use it so much and I like the other features it has. I've had it since it was Red and I have let it lapse only a couple of times and it makes me feel like I lost a substantial amount of things, particularly the ability to carry over whatever video I watch from X device immediately to the computer, etc. Edited October 17, 2023 by Gladiator
kawk Posted October 18, 2023 Author Posted October 18, 2023 (edited) On 10/16/2023 at 3:38 PM, magazine said: who made this up? Just close the pop-up and you can watch every video like always it's real and then after you've watched your 3 videos.. you're completely BLOCKED from YouTube and you will see this on every video Edited October 18, 2023 by kawk
SwiftLover Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 I still get the occasional pop up message but they continue to let me watch..... HOWEVER - they are ******* with the audio, it keeps cutting in and out/ very choppy. It doesn't do this on my phone or when ads are enabled THIS IS SICK
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