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Mobile Ad Blocker Will No Longer Stop YouTube's Ads

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Re: Mobile Ad Blocker Will No Longer Stop YouTube's Ads

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Post by CornCobs »

BadHumans wrote: post #7

Just use NewPipe. It's just a better Youtube client even if it had ads. https://newpipe.net/

Seconding NewPipe. Though recently it's been unable to load comments and the error banner keeps popping up as a result (no comments may actually be a plus?)

I still use the regular Youtube app for shorts but NewPipe is definitely a better experience overall. My main gripes with the official Android Youtube client: - They made it so annoying to choose your video resolution (Seriously, who tested this and found it better than the old method?) - I can accept not being able to play in the background, but if you lock your screen while in fullscreen mode and then unlock it, there is a very noticeable lag before the app exits fullscreen mode, and in this period you cannot resume playback.

Re: Mobile Ad Blocker Will No Longer Stop YouTube's Ads

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Post by wtallis »

danpalmer wrote: post #6
Havoc wrote: post #4

> mobile ad-blocking apps may result in buffering issues That seems like a rather gaslighting passive aggressive approach.

If the video content is loaded from the same place as the ads, and the blockers are blocking the source, that statement would make sense. I'm not sure it's gaslighting. Passive aggressive? Maybe but the point is to tell you not to do this so perhaps that's justified?

"Buffering issues" implies the video would take longer to load, or have to pause during playback to load more of the video. Blocking the servers providing the video content would mainly result in a complete inability to play the video.

Re: Mobile Ad Blocker Will No Longer Stop YouTube's Ads

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Post by fsckboy »

michelsedgh wrote: post #9
latexr wrote: post #2

> We want to emphasize that our terms don’t allow third-party apps to turn off ads because that prevents the creator from being rewarded for viewership, and Ads on YouTube help support creators and let billions of people around the world use the streaming service. Ah yes, it’s all about the creators, you see. The money Google makes from it has nothing to do with it, no siree. As we all know, Google’s magnanimity alwa…

Why can’t it be both? You don’t expect them to provide Youtube for free do you? Also if they don’t profit how do you want them to monetize the creators? Don’t get me wrong I hate the ads, but the problem is there has to be some kind of profits for them or for anyone else to run a platform and not just youtube no?

> You don’t expect them to provide Youtube for free do you?

I don't expect for monopolists (of search, of ad, and also of video markets) to be given free rein to impose whatever terms they want. They provide me nothing for free, they are selling me

Re: Mobile Ad Blocker Will No Longer Stop YouTube's Ads

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Post by nkozyra »

oliveshell wrote: post #8
euix wrote: post #3

I think between Invidious and Freetube there are enough alternative feeds to to Youtube these days.

Sadly Youtube has been actively blocking Invidious instances for a while now. These days it only works for me ~50% of the time.

Freetube is getting 400 responses, too, and attempting to fallback on the Invidious API.

They're cracking down pretty hard.

Re: Mobile Ad Blocker Will No Longer Stop YouTube's Ads

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Post by nkozyra »

latexr wrote: post #2

> We want to emphasize that our terms don’t allow third-party apps to turn off ads because that prevents the creator from being rewarded for viewership, and Ads on YouTube help support creators and let billions of people around the world use the streaming service. Ah yes, it’s all about the creators, you see. The money Google makes from it has nothing to do with it, no siree. As we all know, Google’s magnanimity alwa…

I think Youtube got caught offguard a bit by creators making in-video ads and sponsorships a few years ago. They don't get a cut of that, and it softens the blow of people who do use Adblock.
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