ijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoYouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square277fedilinkarrow-up1595arrow-down131file-textcross-posted to: android@programming.devtechnology@beehaw.orggoogle@lemdro.id
arrow-up1564arrow-down1external-linkYouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world9to5google.comijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square277fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: android@programming.devtechnology@beehaw.orggoogle@lemdro.id
minus-squarehydrospanner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·1 year agoYeah, all Google accomplished with this bullshit was finally getting me to switch from Chrome to Firefox as my main browser on desktop.
minus-squareAlchemy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoPretty much, also encouraged me to download uBlock, and now I see how many items it blocks from pages like YouTube. Spoiler: It’s a lot.
minus-squarehydrospanner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoRight? I have two tabs open…one is a site that is overtly and actively promoting products to me, with literal links to retailers where I can buy the stuff they’re promoting…the other is YouTube. The promotional site’s uBlock counter is at 4. YouTube’s is at…139.
minus-squareÆnima@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoLeave that YouTube tab open open for a day and see how many thousands of items uBlock has blocked.
Yeah, all Google accomplished with this bullshit was finally getting me to switch from Chrome to Firefox as my main browser on desktop.
Pretty much, also encouraged me to download uBlock, and now I see how many items it blocks from pages like YouTube. Spoiler: It’s a lot.
Right?
I have two tabs open…one is a site that is overtly and actively promoting products to me, with literal links to retailers where I can buy the stuff they’re promoting…the other is YouTube.
The promotional site’s uBlock counter is at 4.
YouTube’s is at…139.
Leave that YouTube tab open open for a day and see how many thousands of items uBlock has blocked.