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10/18/23 12:02:07 AM
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dave_is_slick
10/18/23 2:01:59 AM
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Got the "three strikes" warning. Refuse to allow the worst of the worst ads and refuse to fork over money to greedy assholes so no more youtube for me until someone finds a way to block that. I've tried almost every recommendation that I've seen here and none work. Privacy Badger, purging ublock caches, Ghostery, nothing works.

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Guide
10/18/23 2:04:24 AM
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What platform and browser? Yet to have any issues on my pc's firefox.

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Tig
10/18/23 2:04:30 AM
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boohoo

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Zikten
10/18/23 2:06:25 AM
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So you expect them to offer a free service at no cost to you, and you demand no ads?
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Guide
10/18/23 2:07:20 AM
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Zikten posted...
So you expect them to offer a free service at no cost to you, and you demand no ads?

That's motherfucking right.

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Vicious_Dios
10/18/23 2:07:40 AM
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And now we still don't give a fuck.

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GrandConjuraton
10/18/23 2:08:16 AM
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Zikten posted...
So you expect them to offer a free service at no cost to you, and you demand no ads?
Correct

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Zikten
10/18/23 2:08:40 AM
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Guide posted...
That's motherfucking right.
Just saying. YouTube wouldn't even exist if everyone in the world thought like TC. YouTube I'm sure costs billions of dollars to run every year
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Necronmon
10/18/23 2:08:52 AM
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Do we really need a topic like this about the same precise thing EVER day?
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CassandraCroft
10/18/23 2:10:53 AM
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Now you see why I run Firefox with uBlock Origin, Ad Block, Ad Blocker for Youtube, Sponsor Block for Youtube and Privacy Badger.

The people here that say all you need is uBlock Origin haven't got a clue what they are talking about. Having just one Ad Blocker is just complete lunacy and totally ludicrous.

Go and get the others I have mentioned and see if that helps you.

I see no ads on Youtbe thanks to what I have. I do however still get the Ad Blocker warnings on other sites like Dailymotion.com but if I really need to run that site or others telling me to disable my ad blockers I do so on Microsoft Edge which has nothing installed in it or I ignore the site.

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dave_is_slick
10/18/23 2:11:21 AM
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Necronmon posted...
Do we really need a topic like this about the same precise thing EVER day?
Yes. Yes we do. Youtube has horrible ads and their premium price isn't worth it.

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hockeybub89
10/18/23 2:11:21 AM
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Zikten posted...
So you expect them to offer a free service at no cost to you, and you demand no ads?
Yes.

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dave_is_slick
10/18/23 2:11:46 AM
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Zikten posted...
So you expect them to offer a free service at no cost to you, and you demand no ads?
Yes, shill.

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LiqiudusSnake
10/18/23 2:15:08 AM
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The pricing is way too high and the ads are far to often and long

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10/18/23 2:18:09 AM
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It's not free I'm already paying for internet. It's like paying for the satellite dish but then you still can't see the TV and need to pay yet another subscription based amount, not even a one time payment
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Yawn_Master2
10/18/23 2:18:23 AM
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I love YouTube premium

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ai123
10/18/23 2:22:17 AM
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I've not come across this problem ( FF w/ uBlock and adblock).

I don't ever log in to YouTube though. Maybe that's why?

YouTube gets all of its content for free (imagine that working in any other industry) and makes money selling your data. You can make a case for original journalism that pays creators deserving your money, but not YouTube.

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dave_is_slick
10/18/23 2:24:42 AM
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ai123 posted...
I've not come across this problem ( FF w/ uBlock and adblock).

I don't ever log in to YouTube though. Maybe that's why?
That might be it, actually. But if I log out I lose quick access to the few people I actively follow.

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YellowSUV
10/18/23 2:27:27 AM
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Ublock may have issues if you are running other ad blockers (including Firefox's default adblocker). From my understanding its not that the other adblockers are interfering with Ublock, but the other adblockers aren't that good and they will trigger the Youtube warning popup.

https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/178yasm/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_16_2023/

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streamofthesky
10/18/23 2:27:51 AM
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I had the issue (3 strikes) w/ FF and UBlock Origin. Then I added some custom filter, purged my cache or whatever, and restarted.
Been no issues since, except the video will pause after a second and I can't scroll down. Play button lets the video play again, and to scroll down, you just use the bottom right full screen button, scroll down a bit, then back to normal size and everything works.
Only other side "glitch" I've noticed is thumbnail previews for recommended videos only show for like a fraction of a second before going back to the thumbnail image now, instead of a preview.
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TripleDouble
10/18/23 2:28:44 AM
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I'm using YouTube right now

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Bandit_Keith
10/18/23 2:29:47 AM
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dave_is_slick posted...
That might be it, actually. But if I log out I lose quick access to the few people I actively follow.
Having their channels bookmarked is an easy fix for that.

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10/18/23 2:30:18 AM
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And now I am become youtube, the destroyer of free internet websites
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dave_is_slick
10/18/23 2:32:47 AM
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YellowSUV posted...
Ublock may have issues if you are running other ad blockers (including Firefox's default adblocker)

https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/178yasm/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_16_2023/
I'll come back to this tomorrow. Hopefully this works.


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majin_nemesis
10/18/23 2:33:09 AM
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what 3 strikes warning?

and good luck you will be back on youtube in a few hours
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Zikten
10/18/23 2:35:26 AM
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dave_is_slick posted...
Yes, shill.
I probably use YouTube way way waaaaaay more than you do, it's worth the price to me. I often leave videos on to sleep to, just about every night. I like listening to stuff as I fall asleep. I use YouTube far more than any other streaming service.
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ai123
10/18/23 2:42:26 AM
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How does the YouTube subscription price compare to other streaming services that pay for and create their own content?

It seems to me that YouTube have a very sweet deal. They get all their content for nothing and aren't even legally responsible for what they publish. They just sit back, monetize it, and maybe toss a few crumbs to those who give people a reason to visit the site.

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Zikten
10/18/23 2:45:43 AM
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It costs 14 dollars a month
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Bugmeat
10/18/23 2:45:55 AM
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I allowed ads about a week ago. I have found their ads to be far more reasonable than many other services. I'll look into blocking them again if this changes and they become obnoxious. But so far the ad reada from the folks in the videos are much more annoying than the youtube ads.


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YugiNoob
10/18/23 2:48:21 AM
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Zikten posted...
I probably use YouTube way way waaaaaay more than you do, it's worth the price to me. I often leave videos on to sleep to, just about every night. I like listening to stuff as I fall asleep. I use YouTube far more than any other streaming service.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/5/AAPV5JAAE8l9.jpg

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MrCokeacola
10/18/23 2:49:25 AM
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Just use Youtube's API and host your own Youtube.

Other-wise Youtube has been running way better since they kicked all the free-loaders and tech illiterate off the site.

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Mew
10/18/23 2:49:59 AM
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Fuck Youtube

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ai123
10/18/23 2:51:25 AM
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Zikten posted...
It costs 14 dollars a month
More than Apple TV, Disney and Amazon, but slightly less than Netflix and HBO Max.

I would consider that overpriced for a service that doesn't create or pay directly for content.

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10/18/23 3:01:12 AM
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dave_is_slick
10/18/23 3:01:48 AM
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MrCokeacola posted...
Just use Youtube's API and host your own Youtube.

Other-wise Youtube has been running way better since they kicked all the free-loaders and tech illiterate off the site.
Shut up shill.

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MrCokeacola
10/18/23 3:04:37 AM
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dave_is_slick posted...
Shut up shill.
I've never gave google a penny in my life and I'd never trust an ad company with my CC and billing address. The internet has been since day 1 for techy people and geeks.

I'll throw you a bone and tell you to look into Freetube.

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10/18/23 3:13:24 AM
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MrCokeacola posted...

Is your username a reference to this song?

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chaos_knight
10/18/23 3:14:30 AM
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Yawn_Master2 posted...
I love YouTube premium


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Umbreon
10/18/23 3:16:07 AM
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As long as YouTube has it in their ToS that they're not responsible if their ads downloads harmful shit to your computer, blocking their ads will forever be the ethical choice.

Too many companies think they don't have to practice responsibility with their advertising. You can get suspended for posting something PG-13 here but GameFaqs has shown people ads for escort sites. I've personally seen advertisements for beer, guns, and a gacha game that may or may not have been pornographic.

That's not even counting the redirects and God knows what else Fandom wants you to see.

But if you complain, you'll get the same excuse.

"Oh, we don't control the ads. We don't know what they're advertising."

Had enough control to place it on your site. You knew enough that you wanted us to look at it.

We've tolerated their bullshit for far too long.

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Caim
10/18/23 3:51:33 AM
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MrCokeacola posted...
I've never gave google a penny in my life and I'd never trust an ad company with my CC and billing address. The internet has been since day 1 for techy people and geeks.

I'll throw you a bone and tell you to look into Freetube.
Came to recommend Freetube as well!

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Mew
10/18/23 5:15:48 AM
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Umbreon posted...
You can get suspended for posting something PG-13 here but GameFaqs has shown people ads for escort sites.
That's funny.

Gamefaqs is the first site that made me switch mobile browsers for better adblock.

Fucking gamefaqs of all sites

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DKBananaSlamma
10/18/23 5:29:28 AM
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Zikten posted...
So you expect them to offer a free service at no cost to you, and you demand no ads?
It's our God-given right!

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Tom_Joad
10/18/23 5:29:32 AM
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ai123 posted...
I've not come across this problem ( FF w/ uBlock and adblock).

I don't ever log in to YouTube though. Maybe that's why?

YouTube gets all of its content for free (imagine that working in any other industry) and makes money selling your data. You can make a case for original journalism that pays creators deserving your money, but not YouTube.

I've had no issues, and I'm logged into YouTube. But I use Firefox with Adblock plus, Privacy Badger, and uBlock Origin.

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KookyCouture
10/18/23 5:51:39 AM
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ai123 posted...
I've not come across this problem ( FF w/ uBlock and adblock).

I don't ever log in to YouTube though. Maybe that's why?

You will eventually, I never logged into YT and was also using FF with u/block but suddenly started getting the pop up last week

Caim posted...
Came to recommend Freetube as well!

this too, I switched to Freetube and it works great


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gu-gohan
10/18/23 5:53:32 AM
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Zikten posted...
Just saying. YouTube wouldn't even exist if everyone in the world thought like TC. YouTube I'm sure costs billions of dollars to run every year
I understand and agree that money is required to keep a service running. However, I don't want to fund millions of wannabe influencers. Neither by subscription fees, nor by enduring tons of unwanted ads. Youtube was once a site where people could share content without earning money in their mind. If Youtube would backpedal on flooding everyone with ads and make it back like it was pre 2013, I'd probably accept ads to some extent. But I certainly don't accept tons of ads before and in-between videos to fund millions of wannabe influencers.

That's the reason why I rarely watch a video there anymore.

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projectpat72988
10/18/23 5:58:24 AM
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Google paid under 2 billion for youtube. It is now worth 70-500 billion dollars according to google search.

Youtube generated 30 billion in income in 2022.

We've all used it for over 10 years without mandatory ads. Even with that being the case there are still some people who come in with the "ur EnTiTlEd" bullshit? If it isn't broke don't fix it. Just how much fucking money do they need?

I can't think of a more unnecessary change. For something as outdated as "commercials" at that.
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Cory898
10/18/23 5:59:36 AM
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dave_is_slick posted...
Shut up shill.
Yeah, only a shill thinks its fair to pay for something. Gimmie gimmie gimmie!!!! YouTubes really gonna miss your no views along with the no money it already got from you. Thatll show em!!!

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Fluttershy
10/18/23 6:06:51 AM
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right-click -> open in private window

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ai123
10/18/23 6:12:38 AM
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Cory898 posted...
Yeah, only a shill thinks its fair to pay for something.

YouTube gets all its content provided for free. They don't seem to feel a need to pay.


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