Remember: Everything premium offers used to be included for free
this post was submitted on 24 Sep 2024
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It is morally correct to adblock youtube.
E: I can’t hear any of these counterpoints over the sweet ad-free youtube I’m getting for free.
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Yeah they are continuously slowing down Firefox and I see a future where I will simply stop using YouTube.i thank them in advance for when that day comes
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It's so odd that a platform that relies so much on user content charges as much as or more than network streaming services. The market hold is leaking into it (and out).
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- Firefox + uBO
- NewPipe/LibrePipe/GrayJay
- FreeTube
They all are free, no subscription required
And sorry Apple users, I don't know what option you have cuz I don't use Apple.
Freetube doesn't seem to work anymore (for me at least) as Google went hard on blocking all invidious instances and proxies...
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Also Revanced
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People pay YouTube instead of using an adblocker?
Please tell me a simple, idiot-proof way to block YT ads on all devices incl. Mobiles, Shield etc. that doesn't require something complex like piHole, works outside the home (family's phones etc. ), and doesn't risk blocking stuff it shouldn't. That's my trouble. Premium solves all of that, while bringing other small benefits. Maybe there's a better way.
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Creators get way more money with Premium viewers than ad-based ones, or at least it used to be that way.
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I've been paying $25 CAD to support five family accounts and prevent my daughter from seeing ads during her monitored viewing. If that price goes up 30-50%, I'm fucking done. This was an expense I was willing to incur, as YouTube is literally the only media platform my family even uses anymore. Better price than cable and multiple streaming platforms, and (again) I'm paying that for five active accounts.
If anyone knows of a way for me to adblock through my Roku TV so that we can continue watching YouTube on it without a Premium account, I'm all ears. The TV is the only reason I'm not just using uBlock to begin with. I'm really not into the idea of hooking a laptop up via HDMI if I can avoid it. Just feels like a sloppy user experience for anyone else in the household wanting to watch YouTube on TV.
~~Pi-hole, although really you can accomplish network ad blocking with just about any spare computer.~~
JK refer to the comment below mine
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Been paying for years now, got a 50% price hike. Canceled on the spot. I like the creators I follow, but recommendations have sucked for me for several months now anyway.
Any advice for streaming ad free on Chromecast or Samsung tv?
smarttube on tv
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I hadn't realized how high it was until seeing this and canceled mine.
Out here on the high seas we have no gods and no masters.
Prob a reason to leave youtube
I thought YouTube Premium was like WinRAR. Nobody actually pays for it.
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