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A Novel Approach to Youtube Ads (9to5google.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Instead of blocking them, this extension speeds them up to x16 and also mutes the ad. Experiencing a 30 second ad in 2 seconds is pretty funny. And it works on Edge and Chrome.

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[–] 315 points 2 years ago (5 children)

While some paid ad blockers seem to work, the vast majority of tools don’t seem to do the trick.

What a bunch of FUD. Firefox and uBlock Origin still work on Youtube just fine.

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  • [–] [S] 74 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Part of the reason I am not advocating for or against the extension or the source. People can judge for themselves. I thought it was funny (not a great idea but definitely an interesting implementation). For the record I use both ublock origin and Firefox, and I also run a pihole at home. I'm just putting out there that it exists.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I moved back to Firefox like 5 years ago. But saying the vast majority of tools don't seem to do the trick is a pretty true statement, since that's one browser with one app, and the browser only has a sub 10% market share.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yeah but uBlock Origin still works on Chrome too

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Why did you move away from firefox in the first place?

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Maybe they mean the vast majority of tools on Edge and Chrome? Plus this approach may or may not preserve dollars for creators

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