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A Novel Approach to Youtube Ads (9to5google.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by atrielienz to c/technology
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Instead of blocking them, this extension speeds them up to x16 and also mutes the ad. Experiencing a 30 second ad in 2 seconds is pretty funny. And it works on Edge and Chrome.

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Yeah, no. I'm not willing to even have the ad for any amount of time. IMO ads should be banned, and before anyone reaponds, no i don't give a shit about the consequences of a change that substancial

[–] atrielienz 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Then this isn't for you. That's fine. Adblockers like ublock origin still work. So do newpipe, piped and other front end services. Firefox and other non-chromium based browsers etc. Do what you want with your devices.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

i don't give a shit about the consequences of a change that substancial

Aaaah, the very sign of a simple mind.

[–] Womble -3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

(abolitionists circa 1800) IMO slavery should be banned, and before anyone responds, no I don’t give a shit about the consequences of a change that substantial.

Some things are simple and don't require a nuanced take. I'm not saying ads are anywhere near as important as slavery but the consequences are smaller too. Thinking something is an unmitigated negative and should be got rid of regardless of consequences is a legitimate position.

[–] wavebeam 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How would getting rid of ads work? Like logistically? Is a fancy box for your product an ad? Is eye-level placement of a product on a shelf an ad? Is the make and model branding in a vehicle an ad?

I would love to see less ads, or no ads, I’ve done all I can to remove them from my life entirely, but the magic wish kind of removal of them seems… impossible

[–] Womble 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It would work the way the internet worked before google and facebook monetised monitoring everyone to sell ads, people who want a website paying to host it, and if they are a company charge for whatever they are selling.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It would work the way the internet worked before google and facebook monetised monitoring everyone to sell ads

You mean the ads on the side of the screen that told you to play some interactive game in them so they could install malware? Ads of some form were always a thing on the internet, first in forum posts then to website ads then Google started essentially buying ad space on other websites, and paid you for it. I hate Google but when that first came out at least most ads weren't filled with malware at that point.

[–] Womble 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes ads have always existed in some areas of the internet but weren't central to the entire thing, they were more usually a way of earning a tiny bit extra on the side.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Sure but it's not like it was all sunshine and roses either, there were more frequent malicious ads but then again maybe those who are brain dead clicking everything in site (pun intended) should get blocked from the internet with a ransom attack encrypting their drive lmaoo