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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

uBlock Origin works on YouTube Music, too.

If you want to throw a few bucks at the people providing you a service, then donate to an ad blocker for helping make the Internet a safer, better, and more user-friendly place. ...not the big fuckers like YouTube who are contributing to the enshitification of the entire web.

[–] danafest@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

While uBlock would be most deserving of a donation imo, there are others that do accept. Even if it's an ad blocker you don't actively use, you'd still be supporting a developer who's using their time and skills to improve the web.

Donating to no one would be better than paying YouTube.

[–] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago

YouTube already has ways to block users with adblock. They just haven't fully rolled it out yet.

Lately they blocked playing videos when I had uBlock Origin running, but it was just a warning I could click away. They might also slow down page loading and playback.

YouTube has the ability to lock users with adblock out, they are just very careful about using it. Mostly starting with trials in smaller countries and getting more bold over time.