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minus-square@sunglocto@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish44•edit-216 hours agoHere is every single way I can think of to block YouTube ads: uBlock Origin + Firefox NewPipe on Android Libretube on Android uYou+ on iOS FreeTube on *NIX and Windows yt-dlp + mpv YouTube Revanced Invidious self hosting Piped self hosting And finally, last and definitely least YouTube Premium Donate to the creators who make content. Google does not deserve a penny of your hard earned money.
minus-squareBrumefeylinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 hour agoYou should add Brave on iOS to the list. Never seen any ad with Brave.
minus-squareSchwim DandylinkfedilinkEnglish8•15 hours agoI read that Google is rolling out some ads on premium so that might need to get removed from your list.
minus-square@strict0768@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•14 hours agoI believe you’re thinking of premium lite, or whatever they call it.
minus-square@buttnugget@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•9 hours agoCorrect. If they ever roll out ads on premium, I’m not sure what we’ll do. Maybe figure out a new platform or a new way to watch.
minus-square@macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•15 hours agoThen stop using youtube. It sucks ever since googol bought it. Haven’t used it since.
minus-square@Frenezul0_o@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•13 hours agoThat is right thinking. I admire that.
minus-square@WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•14 hours agoThere’s also Pipeline for *nix (and possibly Windows, but I didn’t bother to check.)
Here is every single way I can think of to block YouTube ads:
uBlock Origin + Firefox
NewPipe on Android
Libretube on Android
uYou+ on iOS
FreeTube on *NIX and Windows
yt-dlp + mpv
YouTube Revanced
Invidious self hosting
Piped self hosting
And finally, last and definitely least
YouTube Premium
Donate to the creators who make content. Google does not deserve a penny of your hard earned money.
You should add Brave on iOS to the list. Never seen any ad with Brave.
I read that Google is rolling out some ads on premium so that might need to get removed from your list.
I believe you’re thinking of premium lite, or whatever they call it.
Correct. If they ever roll out ads on premium, I’m not sure what we’ll do. Maybe figure out a new platform or a new way to watch.
Then stop using youtube. It sucks ever since googol bought it. Haven’t used it since.
That is right thinking. I admire that.
There’s also Pipeline for *nix (and possibly Windows, but I didn’t bother to check.)