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-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.
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.