Laughs in uBlock Origins
[NoScript has entered the room. Erect.]
Hard to watch YouTube at all without JS
The weird thing about this is for me it started working just fine with both micro block and noscript. Sometimes there’s a delay but otherwise no ads
well, i ain’t watching anything on youtube, that’s for sure. i got plenty of ‘offline options’ to watch.
Peg leg or GTFO.
Because you insist on using Chrome and can’t install Ublock Origin and Sponsorblock.
The self-flagellation continues.
uBlock Origin Lite blocks YouTube ads just fine, actually
Until Manifest v4 then v5 then v6 which I will bet you a billion dollars I don’t have will keep choking out ad blockers
At that point I bet they will block any browser or device that is capable of blocking ad banners, let alone Youtube ads
Escalating cat and mouse game
Actually I use Waterfox with both, and ProTube on mobile, but sadly that doesn’t work on my shitty Roku TV
Install Downloader (or similar), then use that to find and install SmartTube. It’s basically Revanced optimized for TVs.
I use uBlock on PCs, Revanced on the phones, and SmartTube on the Firesticks.
Wasn’t really directed at you, more at the generic user bitching about ads portrayed in the meme.
Don’t need sponsorblock I think, or maybe I’m just not watching videos where it’s needed. Just ublock origin.
Sponsorblock definitely helps on the in-video ad reads if they’re excessive or irrelevant. Ublock won’t get those.
I recently found sponsorblock through another youtube bitching post months ago and found it was just as amazing as ad blocking. Sometimes it doesnt get them all, but it hits most and saves minutes sometimes off of watching. I absolutely think its a must have now.
If you’re not using Firefox or a fork of FF with uBlock Origin and still complaining about ads: What’s wrong with you?
PSA (I honestly don’t know anyone else who does this) the Android version of Firefox supports the uBlock origin extension (among other things) and plays YouTube videos perfectly fine.
I haven’t had to watch a single ad on YouTube on my phone for years and well over a decade on any PC or Mac.
There’s also LibreTube and Grayjay, which don’t show ads at all anyway, and also come with a skip button that turns on for in-video sponsor ads / asking you to like and subscribe.
+1 for Grayjay, not the most user friendly out there, but once you get it setup it’s really good!
Also revanced on android
Orion browser on iOS also supports uBlock origin, for those in that ecosystem
I’m using Firefox with ublock on android and also Firefox klar (as default for links) but for YouTube I use newpipe. No ads but occasional blocking but I really don’t care.
I mean it’s not only ads but the other lists against popups and other annoying stuff too.
Android has a full app replacement. It’s called ReVanced. Use version 20.31.42 rather than the latest, though. The latest has been partially broken by YouTube and freezes often.
I just use YouTube for watching videos on my phone every now and then. Works perfectly in Firefox with ublock for that, no need to install anything additional
Revanced is dead, use Morphe.
How do you stop the YouTube app from trying to force open?
Assuming Android, for me the following worked:
- Go to app info.
- Open ‘Set as default’.
- Turn “Open supported links” off.
Though I’d wager that the above may be variant dependent.
Ahh thanks, that was driving me mad opening links and somehow defaulting to the unremovable app instead of FF.
This seemed to work, thanks!
quick guide, using LibreTube :
Tap for guide
Do you have the ability to Force Stop and Disable it in your app settings?
You should be to copy paste any youtube link into your Firefox browser.
I haven’t checked if there’s a way to automate the links opening in FF instead of YouTube app but I’ve been copy pasting into FF personally
Get an OS that doesn’t fill your phone with unremovable bloat ware. You can also turn off opening links in apps in the Firefox settings, or install NewPipe and make that the default app for YouTube links.
or install NewPipe and make that the default app for YouTube links.
tat seems to have been stopped ? all of a sudden it opening links in the YT app, and bypassing Newpipe, started about 2 weeks ago. I was shocked by the ads. How to change it back ?
don’t install the youtube app?
Uninstall it
“but Google is where the internet is? Don’t delete my internet!”
Propably you are either an iphone user, a shallow consumer, an instagram doomscroller or just too old.
Or you use youtube in TV.
So 90% of the people.
I do use Firefox (laptop) and NewPipe (phone), but my PS5 is the main device I use for streaming when I want to watch stuff with my girlfriend. No way to block ads on PS5, so I’m telling myself that I do it for the streamers (they gotta eat, too).
bold of you to assume youtube is paying the streamers
No they don’t.
Entertainer is not a legitimate profession?
vtubers aren’t real people they’re computer programs
Even if that were true, and it’s not, there’s a ton of streamers that aren’t vtubers.
if they’re on the computer they’re a vtuber
No. Vtubers use a digital puppet rather than their own face/image, often for physical appeal but also privacy or just as a gimmick to stand out. It’s a specific thing.
We have an ancient Roku stick that we only use for YouTube. A pie hole is on my list of projects to do but other projects keep cutting in line.
I have a Roku tv and I’m using PlayLet app for YouTube. It blocks ads and seems to be integrated with SponsorBlock. I don’t see any ads, but I haven’t tested the SponsorBlock, the videos I watch don’t have sponsored segments.
Lols in adblocker.
This. Firefox w/ Ublock Origin + SponsorBlock + DeArrow + Enhancer for YouTube on desktop, YouTube Morphe on Android, SmartTubeNext for the TV. I never have to watch a YT ad ever.
Or better yet, use Grayjay. That’ll block the ads, and prevent Google from spying on you.
Never heard of it; I’ll check it out, thanks.
(Is it like PiHole? Not a fan of that because it does a bad job at blocking anti-adblocking measures, while everything else I mentioned defeats them every time, especially UBO.)
No, it’s just an app that serves as an alternative youtube frontend.
Oh I already have Morphe for that
You guys see ads?
You guys still watching youtube?
I tried peertube but there’s no content
I tried peertube but the instance I want to sign up for still hasn’t reviewed my application.
Tried piracy?
Laughs in uBlock Origin
Just be grateful that you don’t have to pay for the privilege of watching ads… yet.
Cable TV, I’m looking at you!
Cable TV and some streaming services, I hear.
Most streaming services by now.
Fun fact: if you pay for Amazon Prime Video, most of their catalogue is actually on Freevee (which they own so you can access it through the same TV app) and you get shown an ad every fifteen minutes anyway. And even on the shows that are actually on Prime and don’t have midrolls, if you pause the TV show you will see a fullscreen ad instead of a freeze frame until you hit play again (except that there is a handy prompt informing you that if you press OK instead of unpausing you will be taken to a page where you can order the product shown directly from your TV)
Skippable promos for other shows, yes. But importantly, you won’t see ads for like, toilet paper or food or whatever, on the paid tiers (unless someone has a stupid like, “pay less for fewer ads” thing).
Having a loud beginning to the promos for other shows is just as annoying as loud ads for anything else. That fucking Stewart Saves the Universe or what the fuck it is called on HBO playing before everything I watched for weeks made me stop trying to watch anything until it switched to some other show.
Oh, you bastard
“Experiencing Interruptions?”
Nope… Just giving it an extra couple of seconds… And there’s the video without ads. Thanks!
It’s 3 ads now
I’m on my brother’s YT premium.
Realistically its going to be some a small handful of good videos followed by me navigating what seems like an endless ocean of slop, giving up to then stare at my phone and read Lemmy.
I don’t pay for YouTube, and every device in our home from PCs to TVs to our phones don’t have any YouTube ads on them.
If you pay for YouTube, you’re a sucker.
Don’t forget you need Sponsor Block too for in video ads
I haven’t seen an ad at any video content (or most other content tbf) for ages. My Plex share doesn’t have any, and my browsers are cleansed by digital fire of this filth. I can’t deal with the permanent sensory overload it causes.
You kinda have to be a psychopath to take a Laptop to the kitchen, unless you place it super far away from everything and always wash your hands before typing that keyboard will get super nasty. The kitchen is Tablet territory because you can just wipe it clean after.
I think they mean like laptop on the table and you’ve cooked and you’re sitting down to eat.
My kitchen and living room and bedroom are all the same room
I don’t own a tablet and don’t see a reason to buy one for this non-issue.
Obviously you place it where it doesn’t get dirty, and you start a video that is long enough before starting to cook, so you don’t have to touch it until you’re done.
I hate tablets with a burning passion. So no. It’s laptop time, all the time
And you kinda have to be autistic to care this much about where someone uses their laptop.
Where the hell do you think we are, lol
…the tv startup screen I guess.
