If you've ever wondered why YouTube goes so hard on ads when they make the experience so miserable, well, there's your answer.
  • TeamAssimilation@infosec.pubEnglish
    281·
    2 hours ago

    Ads didn’t make 10 billion, Google charged advertisers 10 billion. IMO ads have gone so pervasive they’ve hit a point of diminishing returns. They’re everywhere, we hate them, and those 10 billion spent would have to bring many more billions in sales to be an attractive service.

    I can’t wait for the ad bubble to burst, as advertisers understand they’re just giving money away to megaadvertisers for paltry conversions.

    • RobotZap10000@feddit.nlEnglish
      27·
      3 hours ago

      I have to see them at school all the time, because our teacher’s teachers don’t bother installing adblockers.

    • dan1101@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      3 hours ago

      When I watch YouTube on the Roku in my bedroom I see ads and it’s terrible. If I see a 30 second ad I go back and hit play again, usually I have to do that two or three times and then I get a 5-second skippable ad. Even then I’m often only two or three minutes into the video before it plays another ad.

  • Arghblarg@lemmy.caEnglish
    71·
    4 hours ago

    On desktop: uBlock origin (Vivaldi or Firefox). On mobile: Newpipe and AdAway (VPN mode, or rooted phone).

  • firadin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    4 hours ago

    Still need a good strategy for blocking ads on my TV. Mostly watching YouTube through a Chromecast so I can control it from my phone

      • walden@sub.wetshaving.socialEnglish
        6·
        3 hours ago

        Not YouTube because the ads come from the same “source”, so blocking that DNS would mean blocking the actual video, too. That’s my week understanding of it, at least.

      • firadin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        You need an android TV or an android box similar to a Roku to use that? Not super familiar. Any recommendations to be compatible with my current non-smart TV?

        • BoofStroke@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          2 hours ago

          Android streaming boxes are the most flexible. Replace the stock launcher with projectivy once set up.

          Inexpensive/basic: Onn

          Best for multi-speaker theaters and video upscaling: Nvidia Shield Pro

    • not_that_guy05@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      3 hours ago

      Same but I don’t use YouTube I tend to use it for TV. Cast and forget cable TV for free.

      I hate edge but edge also let’s you stream from your PC to TV with no ads.

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
    727·
    3 hours ago

    EDIT: Not reading any of the replies, so enjoy your circle jerk.

    Use the Brave browser and you won’t get any ads. Glorious.

    • otto@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      173·
      4 hours ago

      Then you only have to endure the ignominy of using a browser from a homophobic anti-vaxxer

        • otto@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          21·
          4 hours ago

          It’s far more bearable without ads. Which can be blocked with most ad blockers in pretty much any other browser.

          • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            21·
            3 hours ago

            I keep brave around pretty much just for this, because it’s the easiest and most effective way on MacOS and iOS. And yet they still seem to be getting through sometimes lately.

            • otto@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              11·
              3 hours ago

              The easiest and most effective way on macOS and iOS is to use the AdGuard extension for Safari. Or the U block origin extension in Firefox.

              Neither come with the shame of using a browser developed by a homophobic anti-vaxxer.

      • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
        27·
        3 hours ago

        A bad person can create a good product. It’s that simple.

        Also, I love that you’re self-righteously typing this out on a computer produced by slave labor, likely involving kids.

        You’re better than me for sure.

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          2 hours ago

          I don’t even think he’s that bad. The worst thing he did was create JavaScript, which is largely fixed now, and the second worst is donate to an anti-LGBT group with his own money. As CEO of Mozilla, he led a very diverse group, diverse enough to kick him out once they found out about his donation.

          I personally wish he was back at Mozilla instead of the nonsense leaders they’ve had since he left. I certainly don’t agree with his political views, but he built a great organization and I think Mozilla would be in a better place with him at the helm.

          I don’t use Brave as my main browser because I think Firefox is still worth supporting as an independent browser engine, but Brave is my backup if I need a chromium browser.

        • otto@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          3 hours ago

          There’s no slave labor (nor children) involved in producing an iPhone. Unless you completely twist the meaning of the word “slave“ to mean something completely different than what it really means. Of course, unless you have proof that child slaves built my iPhone. I’m pretty sure you don’t.

          As for criticizing self-righteousness, what the hell do you call your entire comment but self-righteous whataboutim?

          A bad person can create a good product. It’s that simple.

          It’s really not, though. Using their “good product“ ends up supporting the bad person. Most people aren’t OK with that.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      2 hours ago

      Yup, it’s my backup if I need a chromium browser for something. I just don’t engage with the BAT nonsense and it’s about as good as a chromium browser can get IMO.

      Firefox w/ uBlock Origin is my main though, mostly because I want to support independent browser engines.