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Take that YouTube (sopuli.xyz)
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[-] leave_it_blank@lemmy.world 114 points 7 months ago

It's funny. Before this crackdown none of my co-workers used adblockers. To install an add-on was too much hassle. They just watched the ads.

Now suddenly they became interested after hearing about them again, and almost all are running Firefox with ublock origin now.

YouTube should have just kept quiet, I don't believe they are better off now more than before.

[-] baascus@lemmy.world 39 points 7 months ago

If Twitch taught us anything, this is just the beginning.

[-] Vej@lemm.ee 11 points 7 months ago

What happened on twitch?

[-] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 27 points 7 months ago

Made it more difficult to block ads than YouTube’s pathetic attempt.

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 14 points 7 months ago

I was really surprised (and annoyed) to see some ads on Twitch yesterday.

[-] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 7 months ago

Straight up the first ads I've seen in a long time were on twitch.

Then of course the first ad I see was for Narcan followed by an ad for Smirnoff.

God I fucking hate ads

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 7 points 7 months ago

Ads need to be clearly identifiable as such here.

[-] ComradeWeebelo@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago

Twitch embeds ads directly into the stream now. They're next to impossible to block now, though I've heard some people say it's still possible.

[-] TalkingCat@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Try ttv-lol-pro, it works for me.

[-] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

I will have to try that. My way of blocking twitch ads is using my vpn. But it disconnects me from chat for a few seconds, when an ad should appear.

[-] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 27 points 7 months ago

Great, let the Streisand effect bite Google in the bum.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 9 points 7 months ago
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