I had a good YouTube binge last night, and my ublocker worked fine. Google didn't do anything
this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2023
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anyone have a good chrome extension that blocks youtube ads? The one I was using was just flagged for malware
The problem here is Chrome - guess what, the company that brought you YT also makes the Browser that prevents ad blocking by simply calling ad blocking software "rogue".
Firefox and ublock origin
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A wild Peertube appears
I'm pretty happy paying for YouTube Premium; it seems like a fair deal given how much my family uses YouTube. But I'm worried that sooner or later YouTube Premium is gonna get Google Graveyarded, or they're going to insert ads anyway.
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Somewhat related, how has people's experience been with Viewtube?