• someacnt_@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 months ago

      How well does it work? On my iPad, Safari Adguard can only black out ad content. (Screen is black during ad, and it displays how many seconds of ad is left)

      • QT1@lemm.ee
        8·
        2 months ago

        Maybe try out Orion Browser. It has built-in ad-blocking and reliably gets rid of YouTube ads.

        • OrgunDonor@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          2 months ago

          Too add to this, it also supports Firefox extensions, so you can use ublock origin as well as sponsor block for a better experience.

          • idotherock@lemm.ee
            2·
            2 months ago

            Orion is a pretty nice browser! Quite customisable too. It’s made by the people behind Kagi, the private (paid) search engine.

      • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        1·
        2 months ago

        iPad = Vinegar and Baking Sofa extensions. Get Wipr for the rest of the web while you’re at it!

    • Lem Jukes@lemm.eeEnglish
      48·
      2 months ago

      Or suck it up and pay for the service if you can afford it.

        • Lem Jukes@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          2 months ago

          Nebula is a streaming service created by creators as an alternative to YouTube and is absolutely worth supporting. We’re not just talking about products here, we’re talking about the creators that make those products viable.

          • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            Ya know, I thought we were talking YouTube specifically, but looking back at the OP it just says video, and I guess my brain just injected the word YouTube on it.

            So, fair enough, if you’ve got a media service that isn’t run by a bunch of human shitstains, then yea support their work.

            If it’s YouTube, don’t give em a cent.

            • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
              11·
              2 months ago

              I paid for YouTube premium family for two years at a discounted rate of $3.60/month, well worth at that price, allowed blocking ads on Nintendo switch. was using the pay from another country with VPN loophole, but they just closed it by requiring payment card from that country. oh well, back to Firefox and ublock origin, the prices are too high to pay normally, I couldnt care less about YouTube music, just make videos affordable.

  • TurtleOnASkateboard@lemmy.mlEnglish
    364·
    2 months ago

    People who complain about ads on the internet are such a weird concept.

    Why experience ads if you don’t want to?

      • skulblaka@sh.itjust.works
        12·
        2 months ago

        Sure they do, I’ve revoked my consent by installing an adblocker I haven’t watched a video ad in probably 8 years.

        • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          same. feels so weird when I have to use a users computer and it’s bloated with trash ads. if they’re smarter than the avg bear techwise, I’ll show them ublock, if they’re dicks, they suffer ads. I block almost 1.5 million ad sites in my pihole, it’s sickening how many there are.

      • Lem Jukes@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        And you have the agency and ability to either pay for the service or investigate other means of avoiding them. Complaining about them is just annoying.

        • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          this is my argument. there isn’t a huge monetary entrance fee, just some time to set things up. the solution is there with minimal effort, your right to complain has left the building, do something about it or gtfo.

  • ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world
    16·
    2 months ago

    My favorite experience in this regard was watching YouTube on xbox (i know, i know)… They played a 40 minute redbull “ad” on a five minute video. In what sane world should ads be 8 fucking times longer than the content?!?!1?

    • domdanial@reddthat.comEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I had a similar experience on my YouTube TV app, I was watching old history channels in bed, and there was a full length documentary for an “ad”. I could have skipped after 15 seconds or whatever, but I had to INTERACT with the TV before it would resume. I was distracted so it ended up playing like 15 minutes of an hour+ documentary ad.

      • ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 months ago

        It was just a documentary that was shoved into an ad space. Something about their aerial stunts/races. Dunno. I got like, five seconds into it because FUCK THAT SHIT.

    • pinkystew@reddthat.comEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      I never use youtube anymore.

      Laying in bed bored = netflix

      Up and motivated = steam or work

      News = Reddthat

      Tutorials = text-based articles, no unindexed untranscribed videos that start with the words “hey guys welcome back”

  • bishbosh@lemm.eeEnglish
    15·
    2 months ago

    Ernie no!!

    The wealthy aren’t a protected class, it’s not a hate crime.

  • BreadOven@lemmy.world
    121·
    2 months ago

    UBlock as others have said. Or on android newpipe works well.

    Edit: as a kind user pointed out, uBlock origin, not uBlock.

    • dan@upvote.au
      14·
      2 months ago

      uBlock Origin, not uBlock. They’re different - uBlock Origin forked from the original uBlock.

      • BreadOven@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 months ago

        So it just removes the part in the video that they talk about the sponsor? I’ve never heard of such witchcraft.

        • Fushuan [he/him]@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          It’s a community driven auto skipper. Any video that is not brand new will probably be tagged by someone and you can just enjoy it. If you use it in an actual browser you can also tag sections. It’s great.

    • Nelots@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      2 months ago

      I wish using freetube kept Ernie calm, but it just doesn’t work half the time. Invidious has the same issue. Which is significantly more annoying than just using YT, which Ernie has uBlock Origin for.

      • oo1@lemmings.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        I do update freetube about 1 time a week these days (which is approaching the annoyance level of ads).

        I used to have a lot more issues with it when I didn’t update so frequently - or maybe that was just a different stage in the arms race; I’m sure the reliability will vary, and eventually the developer of freetube will give up.

        I mean, I wont be throwing out the bat or anything crazy like that.