ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoYouTube adds new hurdles for ad blockers, and there's currently no way around itwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square268linkfedilinkarrow-up1561arrow-down119
arrow-up1542arrow-down1external-linkYouTube adds new hurdles for ad blockers, and there's currently no way around itwww.androidauthority.comardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square268linkfedilink
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up107arrow-down2·1 month agoSo my adblocker now also removes youtube comments? That’s more of a feature than a hurdle!
minus-squarehelpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoWhen adblox inevitably fixes this, you can block comments, and a bunch of other crap, on purpose with Unhooked https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-recommended-videos/
minus-squarewuzzlewoggle@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoI love unhook so much. Using Youtube without recommended videos is a blessing. I only see what I wanna see, not a single thing the algorithm wants me to watch.
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 month agouBlock Origin (I’m still seeing the comments, though).
minus-squareRawrosaurus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI recall having some firefox addon once upon a time to specifically remove youtube comments.
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down8·1 month agoI usually find the comments more useful than the video, sometimes more entertaining too.
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down2·1 month agoThen you really should watch better videos.
So my adblocker now also removes youtube comments? That’s more of a feature than a hurdle!
When adblox inevitably fixes this, you can block comments, and a bunch of other crap, on purpose with Unhooked
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-recommended-videos/
I love unhook so much. Using Youtube without recommended videos is a blessing. I only see what I wanna see, not a single thing the algorithm wants me to watch.
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uBlock Origin (I’m still seeing the comments, though).
Are you still seeing the ads?
No, ads are still blocked.
Splendid. Thank you!
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I recall having some firefox addon once upon a time to specifically remove youtube comments.
I usually find the comments more useful than the video, sometimes more entertaining too.
Then you really should watch better videos.