fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoYouTube’s anti-ad blocking test gets even pushier with a new timerwww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square264fedilinkarrow-up1672arrow-down14
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minus-squareSaintFlow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoSo what are my options on windows? I just know about patched clients on Android
minus-squareGestrid@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 year agoProbably wait until the adblockers update their filters to block YouTube’s attempt to block the adblockers. Twitch tried to do the same thing, and now there’s add-ons specifically designed to block that purple banner.
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minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoUse Firefox, and all the same adblockers as always.
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoPaste link to VLC, mpv, other media player. Also Freetube and the sort work.
minus-squareI use NixOS btw @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoYou could try https://piped.video or another piped instance
minus-squareSocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 year agoThat has a steep learning curve that is not average user friendly
minus-square1ird@notyour.rodeolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoYou literally just install it and it works. The only learning curve is proportional to how much you want to personalize your ad blocking experience.
So what are my options on windows? I just know about patched clients on Android
Probably wait until the adblockers update their filters to block YouTube’s attempt to block the adblockers. Twitch tried to do the same thing, and now there’s add-ons specifically designed to block that purple banner.
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Use Firefox, and all the same adblockers as always.
Paste link to VLC, mpv, other media player. Also Freetube and the sort work.
You could try https://piped.video or another piped instance
uBlock origin.
That has a steep learning curve that is not average user friendly
You literally just install it and it works. The only learning curve is proportional to how much you want to personalize your ad blocking experience.