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Looks like their patches repo is public - I wonder if that'll lead the the adblocking technique being patched out quickly by Google? Either way happy to see this app revived, even as a premium subscriber - it provides functionality that makes YouTube much nicer to use
i'm confident Google can't patch this without breaking their own app
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"Dislike" doesn't mean hate, personally I've only downvoted YouTube videos when they were badly made, or badly presented to the extent that almost any other video on the topic would be better. It's not about hate, it's a signal that the video is probably going to be a waste of time for the watcher.
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This comment is loaded with 'well meaning virtue' but ultimately it does more harm than good. You're taking it away because some celebrity you like got sad because their video got disliked? Bloody hell.
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"Dislike" doesn't mean hate, personally I've only downvoted YouTube videos when they were badly made, or badly presented to the extent that almost any other video on the topic would be better. It's not about hate, it's a signal that the video is probably going to be a waste of time for the watcher.
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At least they didn't make the copyright mistakes this time. Perhaps it would be better if this version of Vanced stayed difficult to install to avoid spreading it too wide.
> Not affiliated with Vanced team. I wonder if the original "vanced" can now file a dispute over this project's name?
1. ReVanced has a disclaimer that they're not affiliated, which helps make sure people aren't confused.
2. The Vanced people probably are glad someone's continuing their efforts after they're no longer able to.
3. Vanced has been discontinued and taken down, so it's no longer "used in commerce", so I think the common law trademark should cease to exist.
It always suprises me how unwilling the tech community is to support creators on YouTube. You're not hurting YouTube by blocking ads, you're hurting the people who get ads from their videos. Just pay for Youtube Premium - its no different than Spotify or Apple music price-wise and people shell out for that without thinking every month.
No. If your business model is ads, I won't support you. I'll find a way to block your ads and I'll tell everyone who will listen how to do the same. I don't appreciate being brainwashed just so creators can get paid.
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Would a Chromecast cover your use case?
Maybe but if the solution is throwing more money into hardware I'd rather get something like an Apple TV or Nvidia Shield.
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I mean, that's on content creators doing live reads, and YT has nothing to do with it.
Exactly. So I’m paying 12$ a month, which is more than Netflix and still get ads. That’s actually the reason why I won’t get YT premium.
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Every time this discussion comes up on HN I get downvoted for being completely against adblock. It's crazy how far people will go to justify taking food off other people's plate. Usually the argument about tracking comes up. As if it's used for anything other than attempt to sell you products and services. Completely screw over small businesses and screw the content creators. On a venture capitalist forum. The hypocr…
> It's crazy how far people will go to justify taking food off other people's plate. We don't have to justify it. We simply don't want to see ads. That's the end of it. The second they insist on showing us ads despite our preferences, their software becomes malware and will be blocked. And nobody is "taking" anything off anyone's plate. They're the ones sending us free stuff bundled with ads. We're just deleting the…