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+ ghostery + pihole. I like his suggestion of VPN via cloud. I might set up something with wireguard or tailscale for that. I don't really use youtube, but m

by Andaith 10mo ago

+ ghostery + pihole. I like his suggestion of VPN via cloud. I might set up something with wireguard or tailscale for that. I don't really use youtube, but my family does, so If anyone knows a way to get a better ui experience as a google tv app I'd be keen to hear it?

strangelove026 10mo ago
what does ghostery do for you on top of ublock origin?
BLKNSLVR 10mo ago
The article links to iSponsorBlockTV: https://github.com/dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV https://github.com/dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV This doesn't change the UI as such, but it auto-mutes ads, and auto-skips once the skip option is available. It's a bit of a funny thing to setup, but it works great once setup.
- nickthegreek 10mo ago
  I use this via Home Assistant add on to skip ads on my apple tvs. Not as good as smarttube on nvidia shield, but best you can do on tvOS.
  - Marsymars 10mo ago
    You can self-host Invidious and connect to it with yattee. (The UI is… not the best, but it’s generally functional, and better than ads.)
    - BLKNSLVR 10mo ago
      There's also an app called Clipious on F-Droid that can connect to an Invidious instance. I don't use it much since I started using the ReVanced patched YouTube app, but it used to work well enough for casual usage.
  - vinni2 10mo ago
    Interesting could you share how to do this?
    - nickthegreek 10mo ago
      https://github.com/dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV https://github.com/dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV should get you started. In HA, it will available in the Settings > Add-ons / Add-on store. If you don't have home assistant, you can always run it on an rpi or in docker on a system on your network. https://medium.com/@lumenyx/isponsorblocktv-on-a-raspberry-pi-to-make-youtube-ads-more-bearable-12b07a022ec1 https://medium.com/@lumenyx/isponsorblocktv-on-a-raspberry-p...
nickthegreek 10mo ago
sideload SmartTube. I use it along with youtube premium to get a stellar experience.
gruez 10mo ago
>+ ghostery + pihole. Both are superfluous if you have ublock, and pihole doesn't do anything for "native" ads like on twitch or youtube. The only benefit is that it blocks ads in apps that use third party ad SDKs.
iamacyborg 10mo ago
Ghostery has a history of slightly problematic behaviour if you’re using it for privacy purposes.

by Andaith 10mo ago

strangelove026 10mo ago

what does ghostery do for you on top of ublock origin?

BLKNSLVR 10mo ago

The article links to iSponsorBlockTV: https://github.com/dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV https://github.com/dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV This doesn't change the UI as such, but it auto-mutes ads, and auto-skips once the skip option is available. It's a bit of a funny thing to setup, but it works great once setup.

nickthegreek 10mo ago
I use this via Home Assistant add on to skip ads on my apple tvs. Not as good as smarttube on nvidia shield, but best you can do on tvOS.
- Marsymars 10mo ago
  You can self-host Invidious and connect to it with yattee. (The UI is… not the best, but it’s generally functional, and better than ads.)
  - BLKNSLVR 10mo ago
    There's also an app called Clipious on F-Droid that can connect to an Invidious instance. I don't use it much since I started using the ReVanced patched YouTube app, but it used to work well enough for casual usage.
- vinni2 10mo ago
  Interesting could you share how to do this?
  - nickthegreek 10mo ago
    https://github.com/dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV https://github.com/dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV should get you started. In HA, it will available in the Settings > Add-ons / Add-on store. If you don't have home assistant, you can always run it on an rpi or in docker on a system on your network. https://medium.com/@lumenyx/isponsorblocktv-on-a-raspberry-pi-to-make-youtube-ads-more-bearable-12b07a022ec1 https://medium.com/@lumenyx/isponsorblocktv-on-a-raspberry-p...

nickthegreek 10mo ago

sideload SmartTube. I use it along with youtube premium to get a stellar experience.

gruez 10mo ago

>+ ghostery + pihole. Both are superfluous if you have ublock, and pihole doesn't do anything for "native" ads like on twitch or youtube. The only benefit is that it blocks ads in apps that use third party ad SDKs.

iamacyborg 10mo ago

Ghostery has a history of slightly problematic behaviour if you’re using it for privacy purposes.