Youtube can go fuck itself. I was one of the few people who was committed to not using an adblocker - corporate assholes or not, I recognized that advertising was why Youtube exists for free.
3 unskippable ads on every fucking video broke me. Youtube can burn, I’m just burning bandwidth until it does.
That thing, you know that thing that you already buy? Here’s an ad for it! Now we get to lie and say we were the reason you bought it!
It’s so fucking weird how I got way more ads for runescape when I played runescape, and it’s not like I watch less runescape content today. They also seem to think I’m a girl because whenever I do get something unique it’s always for purses, make up, fashion and hygiene products; all of which I have a below-zero chance of ever buying.
I have never gotten an ad for a game I was currently playing. For me it’s always these mobile games, namely ones that use hentai art to sell the game, I have found out some of these are not actually porn games, or the most recent offering from the biggest studios.
Oh you reminded me, hygiene products, all sorts of hygiene products that have been branded to assure me I am not gay, or a woman, for wanting bathe and groom myself. There is also the one where some douche tells me I am not a dish.
I never get fashion ones, however my feed is periodically bombarded with videos to people who make subculture fashion for women. like lolita dresses. I have no idea why. The only thing I can think of is that I show an interest in music with associated subcultures and they just do not know how to get them right. Hey, this guy listened to Lingua Ignota, let’s send him 20 channels discussing pastel colored lolita clothes and kawaii culture.
You could always spice it up and see what you get.
I use VPNs and ad blockers where I can / when they work. I also have an extension that makes my Internet traffic useless by sending random data. When I need to go to the official YouTube app and get ads I get a smorgasbord. Right now they seem to think I’m either a recently divorced middle aged man with ED who just discovered they are actually a balding gay man or a teenaged girl with period problems and a desperate need for a social media following. Neither of these even come close but it’s always entertaining to see what I get.
I heard about their plans maybe a month ago and i deleted all my stuff there and left youtube forever.
I also already had deleted my gmail before that.
I now use freetube on my pc and libretube on my phone.
It’s tiring to have to take measures to make sure you can use the internet as it used to be, though.
I feel like i have a digital armor with ghostery, encrypted email, foss software, etc, etc…
The problem here is Chrome - guess what, the company that brought you YT also makes the Browser that prevents ad blocking by simply calling ad blocking software “rogue”.
I’ve been paying the €5 ad free subscription without other premium features for years until they announced that it will be discontinued from next month.
So then I am going to take a new look into ad blockers.
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Too bad. If we can’t block these ads, everyone will go elsewhere
Oh? Totally explains why Vimeo is on track to control the space. Wait…
I read that as “Venmo” the first time and was so confused.
Advertising is just legal targeted harassment
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There are four candles. https://piped.video/watch?v=CNTM9iM1eVw
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Good thing I avoid YouTube as much as possible.
Youtube can go fuck itself. I was one of the few people who was committed to not using an adblocker - corporate assholes or not, I recognized that advertising was why Youtube exists for free.
3 unskippable ads on every fucking video broke me. Youtube can burn, I’m just burning bandwidth until it does.
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Yeah, my experience with youtube ads
Buy a Chromebook
PragerU
Right wing Youtubers
Don’t vote to make abortion a protected right by the state constitution
Buy a ford
Here’s a pornographic/semi pornographic anime game we are paid to show you
BUY A CHROME BOOK!
Hey, check out this person’s scam! They paid us to force this scam on you!
Look at these cable news channels’ youtube channels
Listen to this mom who is totally concerned about some bill that will kill or save all the children
BUY
A
CHROMEBOOK!
buy a jeep
Listen to this prepper try to hock you “survival” gear and shelf stable food
Don’t you remember when families did things? wasn’t that fun? Families, doing things?
Soon it will also be flooded with THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WILL EAT YOUR CHILDREN!
I am interested in none of these things
It’s so fucking weird how I got way more ads for runescape when I played runescape, and it’s not like I watch less runescape content today. They also seem to think I’m a girl because whenever I do get something unique it’s always for purses, make up, fashion and hygiene products; all of which I have a below-zero chance of ever buying.
I have never gotten an ad for a game I was currently playing. For me it’s always these mobile games, namely ones that use hentai art to sell the game, I have found out some of these are not actually porn games, or the most recent offering from the biggest studios.
Oh you reminded me, hygiene products, all sorts of hygiene products that have been branded to assure me I am not gay, or a woman, for wanting bathe and groom myself. There is also the one where some douche tells me I am not a dish.
I never get fashion ones, however my feed is periodically bombarded with videos to people who make subculture fashion for women. like lolita dresses. I have no idea why. The only thing I can think of is that I show an interest in music with associated subcultures and they just do not know how to get them right. Hey, this guy listened to Lingua Ignota, let’s send him 20 channels discussing pastel colored lolita clothes and kawaii culture.
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I mean, I just get ads for drain cleaner, dog dewormer and metamucil.
I must be boring.
You could always spice it up and see what you get.
I use VPNs and ad blockers where I can / when they work. I also have an extension that makes my Internet traffic useless by sending random data. When I need to go to the official YouTube app and get ads I get a smorgasbord. Right now they seem to think I’m either a recently divorced middle aged man with ED who just discovered they are actually a balding gay man or a teenaged girl with period problems and a desperate need for a social media following. Neither of these even come close but it’s always entertaining to see what I get.
Sounds like you probably use it but if not, get the SponsorBlock extension to do exactly this.
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laughs in DNS ad blocker
chortles in SponsorBlock
guffaws in AdNauseam
In this case DNS blocking is useless tho
I heard about their plans maybe a month ago and i deleted all my stuff there and left youtube forever. I also already had deleted my gmail before that. I now use freetube on my pc and libretube on my phone.
It’s tiring to have to take measures to make sure you can use the internet as it used to be, though. I feel like i have a digital armor with ghostery, encrypted email, foss software, etc, etc…
Oh no, anyway.
If people don’t want to engage with your business, maybe you need a better business
anyone have a good chrome extension that blocks youtube ads? The one I was using was just flagged for malware
The problem here is Chrome - guess what, the company that brought you YT also makes the Browser that prevents ad blocking by simply calling ad blocking software “rogue”.
Firefox and ublock origin
Yeah. Don’t use chrome and use Firefox. Then install the Adblock extension on Firefox.
Stop supporting google by using their browser.
I’ve been using this one and its been working well so far
why even use chrome? firefox with add-ons is the way to go. eventually google will break any plugin preventing ads and privacy
I’ve been paying the €5 ad free subscription without other premium features for years until they announced that it will be discontinued from next month.
So then I am going to take a new look into ad blockers.
Good job, YouTube.
COUGH vanced COUGH
Me, using Piped: what?
Noob question: do I have to run my own piped server to use it?
Okay. Explain something to me. I’ve tried to use piped, but it’s just so dogshit slow. Unusably so.
What am I doing wrong?
I am not sure… are you using a shared instance or self-hosting? I self-host my own instance and have no issue since my deployment
Nothing. It’s dogshit.
Well, we got to the point where it’s too much so…
I really don’t give a fuck what Youtube is happy about
WON’T SOMEONE THINK OF THE TRILLION DOLLAR SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM APPARATUS !?!
THE DYSTOPIAN 1984 OCEANIA SUPPRESSION SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE TRUTH ALONGSIDE THE BIG BROTHER HAS FEELINGS TOO, YOU KNOW ?!?!?