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And they'll still see a ton of YouTube ads.

by lawn 4y ago

hendersoon 4y ago
There are a couple of ways to block YT ads, but DNS-based adblockers won't do it. On Android you can simply install an alternate YT client, boom, job's done. Works on Android TV also. On iOS, the content blocker lists in Safari can block YT ads, but there's no way to block them in Google's YouTube app unless you jailbreak and install a modified app. So just watch YT in Safari.
- skinnymuch 4y ago
  You can side load YouTube tweaked apps. You’ll have to refresh the app every 7 days without a workaround or dev account but altserver makes it painless after the first time.
sofixa 4y ago
Not unless they pay for YouTube Premium (or share it with someone else paying for it). It's well worth it, IMHO.
- ghostpepper 4y ago
  I finally got fed up with ads on youtube and decided to put my money where my mouth is vis-a-vis supporting business models that I want to succeed (paying for content instead of with my eyeballs). I have a little-used gmail account that I registered a few years ago, as my original gmail became completely overrun with spam and I switched to Fastmail. I added a credit card to the account and tried to pay for Youtube Premium and was immediately flagged for suspicious activity. To reactivate my account, Google wants me to verify my identity with photos of goverment ID and a full KYC-style form. No thanks. I signed up for https://nebula.app/ https://nebula.app/ instead - they were able to process my payment on the first attempt.
  - judge2020 4y ago
    Chances are they saw the login as fraud given it went unused via years and the first thing that login did was sign up for YT Premium via a credit card. A potential problem they're trying to prevent might be where money launderers use google accounts to funnel YT Premium money to specific channels via watch time (since Premium pays out a lot more, and pay per minute watched[0]). 0: https://youtu.be/Rh5hL47z2us?t=100 https://youtu.be/Rh5hL47z2us?t=100
    - ghostpepper 4y ago
      I'm sure they have the best intentions but there's literally no way to appeal it. Why can't they verify the credit card the way every other merchant seems to be able to?
      - jjeaff 4y ago
        Sounds like there is a way to appeal it. You just have to provide a copy of a photo id.
        ghostpepper 4y ago
        Fair enough I should have said there is no reasonable way to appeal it.
fangorn 4y ago
yewtu.be / Invidious for the win!
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And they'll still see a ton of YouTube ads.

by lawn 4y ago

And they'll still see a ton of YouTube ads.

There are a couple of ways to block YT ads, but DNS-based adblockers won't do it. On Android you can simply install an alternate YT client, boom, job's done. Works on Android TV also. On iOS, the content blocker lists in Safari can block YT ads, but there's no way to block them in Google's YouTube app unless you jailbreak and install a modified app. So just watch YT in Safari.

skinnymuch 4y ago
You can side load YouTube tweaked apps. You’ll have to refresh the app every 7 days without a workaround or dev account but altserver makes it painless after the first time.

sofixa 4y ago

Not unless they pay for YouTube Premium (or share it with someone else paying for it). It's well worth it, IMHO.

ghostpepper 4y ago
I finally got fed up with ads on youtube and decided to put my money where my mouth is vis-a-vis supporting business models that I want to succeed (paying for content instead of with my eyeballs). I have a little-used gmail account that I registered a few years ago, as my original gmail became completely overrun with spam and I switched to Fastmail. I added a credit card to the account and tried to pay for Youtube Premium and was immediately flagged for suspicious activity. To reactivate my account, Google wants me to verify my identity with photos of goverment ID and a full KYC-style form. No thanks. I signed up for https://nebula.app/ https://nebula.app/ instead - they were able to process my payment on the first attempt.
- judge2020 4y ago
  Chances are they saw the login as fraud given it went unused via years and the first thing that login did was sign up for YT Premium via a credit card. A potential problem they're trying to prevent might be where money launderers use google accounts to funnel YT Premium money to specific channels via watch time (since Premium pays out a lot more, and pay per minute watched[0]). 0: https://youtu.be/Rh5hL47z2us?t=100 https://youtu.be/Rh5hL47z2us?t=100
  - ghostpepper 4y ago
    I'm sure they have the best intentions but there's literally no way to appeal it. Why can't they verify the credit card the way every other merchant seems to be able to?
    - jjeaff 4y ago
      Sounds like there is a way to appeal it. You just have to provide a copy of a photo id.
      - ghostpepper 4y ago
        Fair enough I should have said there is no reasonable way to appeal it.

fangorn 4y ago

yewtu.be / Invidious for the win!

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