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Same for youtube. The mobile youtube site experience is subpart compared to the app, but the app is bombarding you with ads you can't block.

phoe-krk 7y ago
NewPipe fixes it. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/
- japanoise 7y ago
  Second a vote for newpipe and add that it supports downloads, play in background, etc.
  - ce4 7y ago
    Newpipe often breaks and fdroid is slow to update... there's also the Background video playback fix add-on for FF, works really well. https://addons.mozilla.org/de/android/addon/video-background-play-fix/ https://addons.mozilla.org/de/android/addon/video-background...
    - midnightGhost 7y ago
      YouTube Vanced is good. https://vanced.app/ https://vanced.app/
- sametmax 7y ago
  Thank you.
- sinancan2 7y ago
  I worry that this could cause one's Google account to be closed.
auiya 7y ago
I pay for YouTube music, which also removes ads anywhere you are using YouTube with your logged in account. I was testing YT Music as a replacement for Spotify (since push notifications are broken and they apparently have no intention to fix). The YouTube experience of paid vs. non-paid is night and day, I highly recommend it.
- diveanon 7y ago
  Unpaid YouTube is a train wreck, it will place an ad mid song and completely wreck any sense of narrative in an otherwise great scene. I download all my music from YouTube now and don't have to deal with their poorly thought out ux.
- tetris11 7y ago
  That's the point. The bullies let you free if you cough up your lunch money on the way to the only cafeteria around.
  - auiya 7y ago
    No such thing as a free lunch. Nobody is forcing you to use their service either.
  - fernandotakai 7y ago
    you know that content (specially well made content on youtube) is not free right? content creators spend money to create stuff for you to see. so now, they need to recoup the money, or even better, earn a living through content they create. that's done either by ads, youtube premium or stuff like patreon. would prefer that your favorite content creators stopped doing stuff you like because they can't earn a single cent on stuff they do?
- badwetter 7y ago
  >I pay for YouTube music, which also removes ads anywhere you are using YouTube with your logged in account That hasn't been my experience (using GMusic) — Only on Music Videos do I not get advertisements. But I get them on everything else on Youtube.
coldpie 7y ago
I loathe advertising as a business model and block it everywhere I can. But I understand that content isn't free, so when I am given a reasonable option to pay for content, I do. YouTube gives you the option to pay $10/month to remove ads from YouTube, so I do that. I understand if others don't think $10/mo is worth it, but I think it is a fair ask.
- leereeves 7y ago
  What percentage of that goes to the creators?
  - coldpie 7y ago
    I don't know, and most of the articles that turn up on a quick search are from the very launch of YouTube Red, so their speculation may not have held up in practice. My understanding is, creators get more revenue from Red viewers than from ad-backed viewers. However, I also support many of the creators directly on Patreon, and YouTube itself provides value to me which I don't mind paying for (high quality and actively developed app; decent discoverability features; bandwidth ain't free).
  - warp 7y ago
    "The Majority", so I guess at least 50% :) > Currently, new revenue from YouTube Premium membership fees is distributed to video creators based on how much members watch your content. As with our advertising business, the majority of the revenue will go to creators. From: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6306276?hl=en https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6306276?hl=en EDIT: found this: https://www.reddit.com/r/PartneredYoutube/comments/9mj13u/sharing_my_youtube_premium_revenue_data_join_in/ https://www.reddit.com/r/PartneredYoutube/comments/9mj13u/sh... According to them, a view from a Youtube Premium user nets them 36x more money than a view from an Ad viewing user.
    - sametmax 7y ago
      > According to them, a view from a Youtube Premium user nets them 36x more money than a view from an Ad viewing user. So we are overpriced 36 times for the privilege of not viewing ads ?
drewg123 7y ago
I discovered newpipe during the Amazon / Google spat when YT was disabled on my Amazon tablet. I've decided to just stick with it, since it blocks all ads, and has (IMHO) a nicer playback UI.
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phoe-krk 7y ago

NewPipe fixes it. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/

japanoise 7y ago
Second a vote for newpipe and add that it supports downloads, play in background, etc.
- ce4 7y ago
  Newpipe often breaks and fdroid is slow to update... there's also the Background video playback fix add-on for FF, works really well. https://addons.mozilla.org/de/android/addon/video-background-play-fix/ https://addons.mozilla.org/de/android/addon/video-background...
  - midnightGhost 7y ago
    YouTube Vanced is good. https://vanced.app/ https://vanced.app/
sametmax 7y ago
Thank you.
sinancan2 7y ago
I worry that this could cause one's Google account to be closed.

auiya 7y ago

I pay for YouTube music, which also removes ads anywhere you are using YouTube with your logged in account. I was testing YT Music as a replacement for Spotify (since push notifications are broken and they apparently have no intention to fix). The YouTube experience of paid vs. non-paid is night and day, I highly recommend it.

diveanon 7y ago
Unpaid YouTube is a train wreck, it will place an ad mid song and completely wreck any sense of narrative in an otherwise great scene. I download all my music from YouTube now and don't have to deal with their poorly thought out ux.
tetris11 7y ago
That's the point. The bullies let you free if you cough up your lunch money on the way to the only cafeteria around.
- auiya 7y ago
  No such thing as a free lunch. Nobody is forcing you to use their service either.
- fernandotakai 7y ago
  you know that content (specially well made content on youtube) is not free right? content creators spend money to create stuff for you to see. so now, they need to recoup the money, or even better, earn a living through content they create. that's done either by ads, youtube premium or stuff like patreon. would prefer that your favorite content creators stopped doing stuff you like because they can't earn a single cent on stuff they do?
badwetter 7y ago
>I pay for YouTube music, which also removes ads anywhere you are using YouTube with your logged in account That hasn't been my experience (using GMusic) — Only on Music Videos do I not get advertisements. But I get them on everything else on Youtube.

coldpie 7y ago

I loathe advertising as a business model and block it everywhere I can. But I understand that content isn't free, so when I am given a reasonable option to pay for content, I do. YouTube gives you the option to pay $10/month to remove ads from YouTube, so I do that. I understand if others don't think $10/mo is worth it, but I think it is a fair ask.

leereeves 7y ago
What percentage of that goes to the creators?
- coldpie 7y ago
  I don't know, and most of the articles that turn up on a quick search are from the very launch of YouTube Red, so their speculation may not have held up in practice. My understanding is, creators get more revenue from Red viewers than from ad-backed viewers. However, I also support many of the creators directly on Patreon, and YouTube itself provides value to me which I don't mind paying for (high quality and actively developed app; decent discoverability features; bandwidth ain't free).
- warp 7y ago
  "The Majority", so I guess at least 50% :) > Currently, new revenue from YouTube Premium membership fees is distributed to video creators based on how much members watch your content. As with our advertising business, the majority of the revenue will go to creators. From: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6306276?hl=en https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6306276?hl=en EDIT: found this: https://www.reddit.com/r/PartneredYoutube/comments/9mj13u/sharing_my_youtube_premium_revenue_data_join_in/ https://www.reddit.com/r/PartneredYoutube/comments/9mj13u/sh... According to them, a view from a Youtube Premium user nets them 36x more money than a view from an Ad viewing user.
  - sametmax 7y ago
    > According to them, a view from a Youtube Premium user nets them 36x more money than a view from an Ad viewing user. So we are overpriced 36 times for the privilege of not viewing ads ?

drewg123 7y ago

I discovered newpipe during the Amazon / Google spat when YT was disabled on my Amazon tablet. I've decided to just stick with it, since it blocks all ads, and has (IMHO) a nicer playback UI.

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