• Beep@lemmus.orgBannedOP
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      2 months ago

      Actually, YouTube is cracking down on adblockers.

      So while you might not feel the pain now, you will eventually.

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        2 months ago

        Laughs in

        Txt file with favorite channels as input for a yt-dlp download script schedule. Combined with a selfhosted invidious and freetube desktop app for other then favorite videos.

        Honestly I am really tired of jumping trough hoops, have to make sure yt-dlp and invidious use a proxy (cloudflare warp) or google will ban your ip for being a bot.

        But having to deal with the actual YouTube site or reopening my google account is worse. Its not even (but still also) the ads at this point but pure resentment against big tech.

      • Cyv_@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        2 months ago

        I mean there are ways, like pihole, but I like the simple option of a really long hdmi cable that I use to plug my computer into the TV, so I never have to use any of the shitty built in TV apps.

        Edit: not pihole, apparently.

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          2 months ago

          I would love to run a long hdmi cable from my pc to my tv, but I have rabbits and they like the spicy hay

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            2 months ago

            So I was watching Forrest Gump and he’s running through the jungles of Viet Nam. All of a sudden he stops running. And I know that’s not right because he hasn’t rescued “him” yet.

            Turns out my jerk face rabbit chewed through the Ethernet cable.

            Rabbits do love that spicy hay.

          • guy@piefed.social
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            2 months ago

            What, it works for me? Put on an 8 hour video while doing chores and had ads every 5 minutes. Filled with rage I installed pihole and no more ads.

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              2 months ago

              I’m curious how. Maybe a different region? I don’t have Pihole anymore but it didn’t use to do anything for me for YouTube. Luckily we have uBlock.

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                2 months ago

                Maybe? My region is Sweden. I really haven’t had any ads on YouTube since installing pihole. “Works on my machine”

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      2 months ago

      Well currently they’re delaying the video start by the time it would have taken the ad to play. It’s still better than having to actually watch ads, but blockers are not in the best position right now.

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        2 months ago

        What delay? click vid, yt asks if I want to know why my connection is slow, by the time I read that the vid plays. FF+UBO+Linux

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        2 months ago

        That’s what they say but not what I’m experiencing. Either way, blank screen is better than ads