Youtube’s Anti-adblock and uBlock Origin - And a Dinosaur
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Recently, YouTube has been ramping up its anti-adblock effort, and I’ve been watching this closely due to personal interest. This blog post is where I write down what I know. Some Background Here’s...

Really interesting read about the history of YouTube adblocking, how the new detection works, how uBO is responding, and how not to block the new popups.

  • AgnosticMammal@lemmy.zipEnglish
    67·
    1 year ago

    Youtube Premium? The creators do get more than the standard ad-supported viewer and you don’t get any ads.

    I get that we’re all trying to not see ads without paying money but I do acknowledge their infrasturucture and the feats they have accomplished trying to turn a profit. When youtube vanced was pulled, I did try reVanced for a while but eventually went with Premium.

    I’m not saying you should get Premium and give up the fight, I’m aaying consider your usage of Youtube and whether if you can drop it or not. In my case I don’t watch TV or movie streaming platforms (not even on demand) and so Youtube is my primary video consumption platform and it made sense for me to pay.

    Whether if I’ll switch to another country’s pricing by using a VPN or not, that’s for me to consider.

    • Free Palestine 🇵🇸@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      121·
      1 year ago

      I absolutely hate Google and won’t ever give them even a single penny. If there’s a creator I like, I support them through Patreon, Ko-fi, Liberapay or preferably anonymous crypto currency like Monero.

      • AgnosticMammal@lemmy.zipEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        Okay, good on ya. Hate Google on as much as you want.

        I don’t have an infinite supply of income to be able to support their lowest monthpy subscription tiers of all my favourite creators, which ends up being the same financial issue with paying for multiple exclusive platforms, but for creators instead.

        Even if I do support my most favourite of the most deserving creators, I don’t have the time to reap their benefits (eg. WIPs, streams, etc) as I already am consuming and enjoying their works that they publicly release. The only exception to this is exclusive content that isn’t posted on Youtube - which even then some creators do release them eventually.

        • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          62·
          1 year ago

          You could probably take whatever premium costs each month and spread it around different creators you like each month. That may be more effort than is worth it to you but I’d bet they’d get more money from you still.