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>YouTube premium was probably the best decision I did. Amount of time saved on ads alone makes it worth it. Why do you get ads? I don't understand how there ar

>YouTube premium was probably the best decision I did. Amount of time saved on ads alone makes it worth it. Why do you get ads? I don't understand how there are people on Hacker News that don't use content blockers. Is is because of principle?

jamilton 3y ago
Uses the app on iPhone maybe? There's probably an app that bypasses ads though.
- swapfile 3y ago
  Ah. I was forgetting people use locked down devices where content blocking isn't possible, or a hassle.
  - cryptoegorophy 3y ago
    Yeah. I use iPhone. There is 1block but I am not sure if it blocks YouTube ads since I haven’t tested.
    - bobbylarrybobby 3y ago
      It blocks them in safari (since it's a safari extension) but not in any other app
    - Brusco_RF 3y ago
      I just watch from the Brave browser, built in ad-blocker
  - nixass 3y ago
    I think that's biggest issue in this thread. People locked down into their devices not even realizing there's relatively free-er world outside their locked-device bubble.
    - deleted 3y ago
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nimih 3y ago
Blocking ads on the youtube mobile app (or even a mobile browser) is much more difficult than on desktop.
- steeler_train 3y ago
  Use Brave Browser. It blocks ads for YouTube. You can even lock the screen and it’ll still play in the background (iOS).
- swapfile 3y ago
  Ads can be blocked on mobile devices with NewPipe[1], or Invidious[2], alternatively Firefox which supports uBlock[3] on Android. [1]: https://newpipe.net/ https://newpipe.net/ [2]: https://invidious.io/ https://invidious.io/ [3]: https://ublockorigin.com/ https://ublockorigin.com/
- tcfhgj 3y ago
  It's not, FireFox or ReVanced does the trick
cryptoegorophy 3y ago
I barely visit sites with ads. And on my phone I have 1Blocker that blocks all the sites. I used to be very tech savvy and solved a lot of problems with coding/software etc, no I grew up and switched to Mac and iPhone and if there is a problem (aka YouTube ads) that can be solved with money then I buy it. I used to torrent movies but now I value my time more than money and happily pay or overpay to save any time that is wasted.
pb7 3y ago
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- alpaca128 3y ago
  But that service is called Patreon, to compensate for YT being an unethical bum and unreliable source of money.
- seanhunter 3y ago
  However much you disagree with their conduct, I'm pretty sure that just calling people names violates hn policy.
- herbst 3y ago
  There was a time when I was living of AdSense, and I still use and encourage blockers. If your business model only depends on ads you are putting yourself in a dangerous situation either way. For me ads always been a form of compensation, but nothing I was actively trying to milk most of it. Today I run my own small niche ad platform. No tracking, no cookies, just jpeg or gif banners. In my opinion a completely ethical form of ads. And big surprise. That works too.
recursive 3y ago
I don't use a blocker because the arms race leads to bad outcomes. I'm doing my part to postpone that as much as possible.
- YoshiRulz 3y ago
  I've lived my whole life, just about, with an ad blocker in my browser, and I have yet to see the prophesised arms race. Maybe a dozen sites have refused to load the actual content, and of those only a couple asked me to subscribe (pay) for an ad-free experience (they were newspapers IIRC).

jamilton 3y ago

Uses the app on iPhone maybe? There's probably an app that bypasses ads though.

swapfile 3y ago
Ah. I was forgetting people use locked down devices where content blocking isn't possible, or a hassle.
- cryptoegorophy 3y ago
  Yeah. I use iPhone. There is 1block but I am not sure if it blocks YouTube ads since I haven’t tested.
  - bobbylarrybobby 3y ago
    It blocks them in safari (since it's a safari extension) but not in any other app
  - Brusco_RF 3y ago
    I just watch from the Brave browser, built in ad-blocker
- nixass 3y ago
  I think that's biggest issue in this thread. People locked down into their devices not even realizing there's relatively free-er world outside their locked-device bubble.
  - deleted 3y ago
    [deleted]

nimih 3y ago

Blocking ads on the youtube mobile app (or even a mobile browser) is much more difficult than on desktop.

steeler_train 3y ago
Use Brave Browser. It blocks ads for YouTube. You can even lock the screen and it’ll still play in the background (iOS).
swapfile 3y ago
Ads can be blocked on mobile devices with NewPipe[1], or Invidious[2], alternatively Firefox which supports uBlock[3] on Android. [1]: https://newpipe.net/ https://newpipe.net/ [2]: https://invidious.io/ https://invidious.io/ [3]: https://ublockorigin.com/ https://ublockorigin.com/
tcfhgj 3y ago
It's not, FireFox or ReVanced does the trick

cryptoegorophy 3y ago

I barely visit sites with ads. And on my phone I have 1Blocker that blocks all the sites. I used to be very tech savvy and solved a lot of problems with coding/software etc, no I grew up and switched to Mac and iPhone and if there is a problem (aka YouTube ads) that can be solved with money then I buy it. I used to torrent movies but now I value my time more than money and happily pay or overpay to save any time that is wasted.

pb7 3y ago

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alpaca128 3y ago
But that service is called Patreon, to compensate for YT being an unethical bum and unreliable source of money.
seanhunter 3y ago
However much you disagree with their conduct, I'm pretty sure that just calling people names violates hn policy.
herbst 3y ago
There was a time when I was living of AdSense, and I still use and encourage blockers. If your business model only depends on ads you are putting yourself in a dangerous situation either way. For me ads always been a form of compensation, but nothing I was actively trying to milk most of it. Today I run my own small niche ad platform. No tracking, no cookies, just jpeg or gif banners. In my opinion a completely ethical form of ads. And big surprise. That works too.

recursive 3y ago

I don't use a blocker because the arms race leads to bad outcomes. I'm doing my part to postpone that as much as possible.

YoshiRulz 3y ago
I've lived my whole life, just about, with an ad blocker in my browser, and I have yet to see the prophesised arms race. Maybe a dozen sites have refused to load the actual content, and of those only a couple asked me to subscribe (pay) for an ad-free experience (they were newspapers IIRC).