• BreadOven@lemmy.world
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        So it just removes the part in the video that they talk about the sponsor? I’ve never heard of such witchcraft.

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          It’s a community driven auto skipper. Any video that is not brand new will probably be tagged by someone and you can just enjoy it. If you use it in an actual browser you can also tag sections. It’s great.

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    So far, every comment bar one has mentioned ad blockers.

    You lot are as original and creative as the numpties making comments about the size of the pilot’s balls on aviation videos.

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      This is a post about unnecessary rage that absolutely noone has to deal with because everyone should use ad blockers. OP may or may not know, but the post suggests the later. I dont see how it is ‘unoriginal’ to comment about ad blockersin that case…

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        So far, every comment bar one has mentioned ad blockers.

        The fact that almost everyone is saying the same thing is pretty much the definition of unoriginal.

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          It just shows what the focus lies on. A post full of comments recommending adblockers has far more impact than a single comment making the post seem dead.

          Youre technically right that it is unoriginal, but I dont see how originality would matter at all in this case.

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      I wish using freetube kept Ernie calm, but it just doesn’t work half the time. Invidious has the same issue. Which is significantly more annoying than just using YT, which Ernie has uBlock Origin for.

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        And you have the agency and ability to either pay for the service or investigate other means of avoiding them. Complaining about them is just annoying.

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          this is my argument. there isn’t a huge monetary entrance fee, just some time to set things up. the solution is there with minimal effort, your right to complain has left the building, do something about it or gtfo.

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        Sure they do, I’ve revoked my consent by installing an adblocker I haven’t watched a video ad in probably 8 years.

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    Ernie no!!

    The wealthy aren’t a protected class, it’s not a hate crime.

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    My favorite experience in this regard was watching YouTube on xbox (i know, i know)… They played a 40 minute redbull “ad” on a five minute video. In what sane world should ads be 8 fucking times longer than the content?!?!1?

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      I had a similar experience on my YouTube TV app, I was watching old history channels in bed, and there was a full length documentary for an “ad”. I could have skipped after 15 seconds or whatever, but I had to INTERACT with the TV before it would resume. I was distracted so it ended up playing like 15 minutes of an hour+ documentary ad.

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      How well does it work? On my iPad, Safari Adguard can only black out ad content. (Screen is black during ad, and it displays how many seconds of ad is left)

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        Maybe try out Orion Browser. It has built-in ad-blocking and reliably gets rid of YouTube ads.

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          Too add to this, it also supports Firefox extensions, so you can use ublock origin as well as sponsor block for a better experience.

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            Orion is a pretty nice browser! Quite customisable too. It’s made by the people behind Kagi, the private (paid) search engine.

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          Nebula is a streaming service created by creators as an alternative to YouTube and is absolutely worth supporting. We’re not just talking about products here, we’re talking about the creators that make those products viable.

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            Ya know, I thought we were talking YouTube specifically, but looking back at the OP it just says video, and I guess my brain just injected the word YouTube on it.

            So, fair enough, if you’ve got a media service that isn’t run by a bunch of human shitstains, then yea support their work.

            If it’s YouTube, don’t give em a cent.

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              I paid for YouTube premium family for two years at a discounted rate of $3.60/month, well worth at that price, allowed blocking ads on Nintendo switch. was using the pay from another country with VPN loophole, but they just closed it by requiring payment card from that country. oh well, back to Firefox and ublock origin, the prices are too high to pay normally, I couldnt care less about YouTube music, just make videos affordable.