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[HN] YouTube is blocking videos for users who block ads (www.pcworld.com)

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[–] ndguardian@lemmy.studio 1 points 2 years ago

I mean, I get it. Running a massive website like YouTube costs a LOT of money. That being said, the multiple unskippable ads before and during videos make for a terrible user experience. Maybe they should consider dialing that back some. Maybe that would get people to reconsider their use of an ad blocker.

[–] User1968@lemmy.fmhy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is a good time to port NewPipe or LibreTube to Linux and Windows. Until it's not too late.

[–] GreatBlue@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Something like FreeTube?

It has its own way of scraping YouTube and is using Invidious

You can also look into Piped