▲ 360 ▼ YouTube's Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Getting Harder to Dodge (gizmodo.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 146 comments fedilink hide all child comments YouTube's Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Getting Harder to Dodge::The video platform now requires users to disable their ad blockers with an immovable pop-up.
[–] auf@lemmy.ml 38 points 2 years ago (7 children) Privacy >>> UI permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [+] V0lD@lemmy.world -8 points 2 years ago (6 children) To some extend, yes. But convenience and workflow trumps both.for example, I moved to DuckDuckGo a while back. Not because of privacy, but because Google kept removing customisation options, and it's search results where getting worse and worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Filthmontane@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) You seem more stubborn than smart. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kedly@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago I resemble this statement! permalink fedilink source parent [–] V0lD@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago It does give a weird form of comfort to see Lemmy become more like Reddit every day permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kedly@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I mean, no ads on youtube is HELLA more convenient than ads on youtube permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] V0lD@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) I agree I'm using chrome, sponsorblock and adblock+. Google hasn't told me to turn it off yet. Maybe it's because I'm in the EU? If it starts becoming a problem, I intend to look into writing a pull request to fix the firefox UX issues permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kedly@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Fair enough! In that case I also wouldn't be pressured to jump ship, in fact the only reason I jumped back to firefox in the first place was because chrome couldnt handle the amount of tabs I had and they started crashing permalink fedilink source parent
[+] V0lD@lemmy.world -8 points 2 years ago (6 children) To some extend, yes. But convenience and workflow trumps both.for example, I moved to DuckDuckGo a while back. Not because of privacy, but because Google kept removing customisation options, and it's search results where getting worse and worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Filthmontane@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) You seem more stubborn than smart. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kedly@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago I resemble this statement! permalink fedilink source parent [–] V0lD@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago It does give a weird form of comfort to see Lemmy become more like Reddit every day permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kedly@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I mean, no ads on youtube is HELLA more convenient than ads on youtube permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] V0lD@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) I agree I'm using chrome, sponsorblock and adblock+. Google hasn't told me to turn it off yet. Maybe it's because I'm in the EU? If it starts becoming a problem, I intend to look into writing a pull request to fix the firefox UX issues permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kedly@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Fair enough! In that case I also wouldn't be pressured to jump ship, in fact the only reason I jumped back to firefox in the first place was because chrome couldnt handle the amount of tabs I had and they started crashing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Filthmontane@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) You seem more stubborn than smart. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kedly@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago I resemble this statement! permalink fedilink source parent [–] V0lD@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago It does give a weird form of comfort to see Lemmy become more like Reddit every day permalink fedilink source parent
[–] V0lD@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago It does give a weird form of comfort to see Lemmy become more like Reddit every day permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kedly@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I mean, no ads on youtube is HELLA more convenient than ads on youtube permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] V0lD@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) I agree I'm using chrome, sponsorblock and adblock+. Google hasn't told me to turn it off yet. Maybe it's because I'm in the EU? If it starts becoming a problem, I intend to look into writing a pull request to fix the firefox UX issues permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kedly@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Fair enough! In that case I also wouldn't be pressured to jump ship, in fact the only reason I jumped back to firefox in the first place was because chrome couldnt handle the amount of tabs I had and they started crashing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] V0lD@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) I agree I'm using chrome, sponsorblock and adblock+. Google hasn't told me to turn it off yet. Maybe it's because I'm in the EU? If it starts becoming a problem, I intend to look into writing a pull request to fix the firefox UX issues permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kedly@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Fair enough! In that case I also wouldn't be pressured to jump ship, in fact the only reason I jumped back to firefox in the first place was because chrome couldnt handle the amount of tabs I had and they started crashing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kedly@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Fair enough! In that case I also wouldn't be pressured to jump ship, in fact the only reason I jumped back to firefox in the first place was because chrome couldnt handle the amount of tabs I had and they started crashing permalink fedilink source parent