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A Novel Approach to Youtube Ads (9to5google.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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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[–] viralJ 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What alternatives are there?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Like actually different platforms? None really, since Google willfully ran YouTube on a loss to strangle potential competition and claim the natural monopoly for themselves.

There are privacy-respecting front-ends for YouTube tho, like piped or Invidious.

[–] Daft_ish -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use YouTube once every... month? Two months? This speaking as someone who would use it daily. I assume it depends on your use. For me it was music. Now I just use a music service.

[–] viralJ 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't watch TV, so I actually use YouTube for a lot of entertainment and education. Veritasium, CGP Grey, Ramblomatic, How to cook that, Kurzgesagt, Numberphile, Agadmator... And more.

[–] Daft_ish 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I feel for you, godspeed in all your jouneys.