A super clever workaround for YouTube's crackdown on ad blockers sees YouTube ads sped up dramatically instead of blocking them.
Instead of blocking them, this extension speeds them up to x16 and also mutes the ad. Experiencing a 30 second ad in 2 seconds is pretty funny. And it works on Edge and Chrome.
Part of the reason I am not advocating for or against the extension or the source. People can judge for themselves. I thought it was funny (not a great idea but definitely an interesting implementation). For the record I use both unlock origin and Firefox, and I also run a pihole at home. I’m just putting out there that it exists.
I use ublock origin. Haven’t had any serious problems so far. I don’t think Google will be successful for any long period of time with their anti-adblock vendetta because people live to ruin them.
That’s strange. You’d think that because Google isn’t going to remove in-video ads, that would be the sole purpose of creating ad blockers, to remove them. Not for the purpose of making Google remove them from their business model altogether lol. That’s clearly not going to happen.
Very surprising to hear this, I would never think that would be a viable endeavor to begin with. But fair enough. Honorable of them!
From my personal perspective though, I’m spending zero time in any effort towards blocking ads. Installed uBlock years ago and I haven’t done anything since. 😌 They’ve done all the effort for me.
I don’t know. I bet it has been pretty effective, but I also don’t think I’d trust any data I’d see from Google.
But, their goal isn’t to get you or me to watch ads. Hell will freeze over before I spend 30s watching an ad for a video that’s barely double that. Their goal is to target the people we’ve installed ad blockers for: friends, parents, siblings, in-laws.
I’m not going to watch ads, and I sure as hell am not going to click on anything, but my mother in law does now. My mom does too. They now feel like an ad blocker is “too much hassle,” so Google won that fight. I don’t know if new people are installing, updating, or changing ad blockers enough to offset right now.
I use YouTube once every… month? Two months? This speaking as someone who would use it daily. I assume it depends on your use. For me it was music. Now I just use a music service.
I don’t watch TV, so I actually use YouTube for a lot of entertainment and education. Veritasium, CGP Grey, Ramblomatic, How to cook that, Kurzgesagt, Numberphile, Agadmator… And more.
On the other hand, this will royally piss off advertisers if it takes off. Make Google play a losing game of whack a mole with a ton of options on how to subvert their annoying platform
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I must be an anomaly but… Ublock still works perfectly fine for me on chrome lol
I’ll have Youtube start bitching about… once a week or so, but that just means I have to clear my block lists and re-load them.
You aren’t. I also use Firefox and ublock origin (but sometimes have to use chrome for work).
What a bunch of FUD. Firefox and uBlock Origin still work on Youtube just fine.
Part of the reason I am not advocating for or against the extension or the source. People can judge for themselves. I thought it was funny (not a great idea but definitely an interesting implementation). For the record I use both unlock origin and Firefox, and I also run a pihole at home. I’m just putting out there that it exists.
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I use ublock origin. Haven’t had any serious problems so far. I don’t think Google will be successful for any long period of time with their anti-adblock vendetta because people live to ruin them.
That’s strange. You’d think that because Google isn’t going to remove in-video ads, that would be the sole purpose of creating ad blockers, to remove them. Not for the purpose of making Google remove them from their business model altogether lol. That’s clearly not going to happen.
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Very surprising to hear this, I would never think that would be a viable endeavor to begin with. But fair enough. Honorable of them!
From my personal perspective though, I’m spending zero time in any effort towards blocking ads. Installed uBlock years ago and I haven’t done anything since. 😌 They’ve done all the effort for me.
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Exactly what I mean. I’m very grateful.
Very reasonable reasons, by the way.
F I R E F O X
The “Look at what they need to do to have a fraction of our power” Invincible meme comes to mind.
Pathetic to be satisfied with sped-up annoyances when they can be easily skipped altogether with a browser not controlled by the ad company.
What the fuck is wrong with this shit article?
No, it hasn’t. What’s up with the doublespeak?
Patently false. uBlock hasn’t had a single hickup.
Fuck whoever wrote this garbage.
They all pretend ublock origin don’t exist, they only talk about the old stupid for profit AdBlock that let’s “good ads” through.
Let them believe they’ve won.
I don’t know. I bet it has been pretty effective, but I also don’t think I’d trust any data I’d see from Google.
But, their goal isn’t to get you or me to watch ads. Hell will freeze over before I spend 30s watching an ad for a video that’s barely double that. Their goal is to target the people we’ve installed ad blockers for: friends, parents, siblings, in-laws.
I’m not going to watch ads, and I sure as hell am not going to click on anything, but my mother in law does now. My mom does too. They now feel like an ad blocker is “too much hassle,” so Google won that fight. I don’t know if new people are installing, updating, or changing ad blockers enough to offset right now.
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When will people learn? YouTube is hot garbage and its time to move on.
I know. I know. You people love your trash.
What alternatives are there?
I use YouTube once every… month? Two months? This speaking as someone who would use it daily. I assume it depends on your use. For me it was music. Now I just use a music service.
I don’t watch TV, so I actually use YouTube for a lot of entertainment and education. Veritasium, CGP Grey, Ramblomatic, How to cook that, Kurzgesagt, Numberphile, Agadmator… And more.
I feel for you, godspeed in all your jouneys.
uBlock Origin is still working just fine for me.
When I already watch YouTube videos at 3x-4x speed so I can still understand the ad 😅
Or use Firefox
My ff got hit by the blanket ‘no fire fox’ issue. Now even with no mods youtube won’t work at all.
Downloaded free tube. Keep thinking to make some kinda macro to auto switch to it when I search in ff search bar.
I said it was novel. I didn’t say it was good.
yes let me rely on 9to5google.com for the best methods to still allow youtube to still retain revenue on my views. Nice try google
On the other hand, this will royally piss off advertisers if it takes off. Make Google play a losing game of whack a mole with a ton of options on how to subvert their annoying platform