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submitted 11 months ago by Stamets@startrek.website to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[-] Hexagon@feddit.it 33 points 11 months ago

No, but you can adblock the shit out of it

[-] Damaskox@kbin.social 23 points 11 months ago

I remember someone once writing "I could be rich if I invented a way to stab someone in the face through the Internet!" or something along those words.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 13 points 11 months ago

This constant harassment should be illegal. They should not be able to prompt you every single time you use a service. There needs to be a "NO" option. Not "no thank you", not "maybe later", "NO!".

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago

I agree ... but if you are standing in their store and they blast you with their advertising over and over again ... they more or less can do whatever they want.

You have to step out of their space.

Use Firefox and stay away from Chrome.

Chrome is owned by Google ... YouTube is owned by Google ... so going onto their website using their web browser is like walking into their store using their limo. Since you are on their property and in their vehicle ... they have all the ability to push whatever they want onto to you. You have no choice. You can't walk into a Gap store and ask not see any Gap advertisements.

If you can visit their store using a different store front and a different vehicle .. you at least have some options and ability to turn off features that you don't want to see. At least you have a choice.

I'm on Linux with Firefox with uBlock Origin and I never see ads on Youtube

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Unfortunately a lot of these services are becoming more akin to a utility than a clothing store though. You need them in some capacity to function in a modern life, and there are no alternatives, or every alternative engages in the same harassment.

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

[block element intensifies]

[-] Sheeple@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Don't forget to block the invisible element that covers the whole screen. They add it after a few videos to try and stop video playback but any half tech savvy person would notice it.

It's easy to spot. Prevents you from clicking and in the element picker, covers up the whole website.

It will still prevent you from scrolling. To shut THAT down you need to go fullscreen and back out. Pressing F twice is a fast way to do it.

Overall these are only temporary solutions. Keeping your adblock up to date (uBlock origin gets updated daily to combat YouTube's shitty scripts) is the only foolproof way.

[-] vox@sopuli.xyz 5 points 11 months ago

or just body:style(overflow:auto !important)

[-] Sheeple@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Hey that works too ty

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

You didn't hear it from me but, Gray Jay .app

[-] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 9 points 11 months ago
[-] tpihkal@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I just learned about this yesterday!

[-] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Damn if only there was an IPA build for iOS. Guess I’ll use this on my SHIELD. This is helpful since I see YouTube eventually going for users accounts to coerce them to disable their adblocker out of fear for their account.

EDIt: I do not see a ATV version yet so I’ll have to wait

[-] JCreazy@midwest.social -1 points 11 months ago

Is this that Louis Rossman crap?

[-] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

Wouldnt call a privacy respecting yt client that does exactly what I want crap

[-] muix@infosec.pub 2 points 11 months ago

My only concern is that the licence allows them to update the app to a closed source version at any time

[-] NecroticEuphoria@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago

What does GrayJay have, that NewPipe doesn't?

[-] tpyoman@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Does newpipe let you login now? I use revanced mostly coz newpipe won't let me add to watch later coz there wasn't login when I used it.

[-] NecroticEuphoria@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

I guess I was never missing it, because I never used it. I don't even have a google account.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Hadn't heard of that one. I'll have a look

[-] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

goes incognito

Would you like to sign into Google???

NO THATS THE WHOLE FUCKING POINT

[-] shutz@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

Would anyone want any toast?

[-] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

We don't want any grilled bread products!

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Would you like some toast, though?

[-] shutz@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

How about a hash brown?

[-] MrSqueezles@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago

Haha so original. I've never seen a "Shitting on YouTube Premium" post ever. I wish I could look at a different version of this or, "Fuck ads on YouTube", every day for months. That's what's going to put Lemmy head and shoulders above reddit.

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