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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Never heard of this, does it work on desktop? NewPipe is my go to on my phone, but some content I need a large screen to watch

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

For Desktop, you can use FreeTube

Private viewing by default
Supports all platforms (Yey Linux)
No ads
Can create seperate profiles (Helps me with productivity)
Download the video is required

Only downside

Can't comment on the videos

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well thank you! I'll look into it. Great timing 👍

[–] VerPoilu 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You can also look into invidious instances, if you want to avoid downloading an app.

https://invidious.io/

EDIT: Or piped, https://piped.video/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Oh more options, thanks! Would you know if watching videos through any of these adds to the official video watch count? It would be nice to still contribute to the engagement metrics for some of the desktop content I watch

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You can't use ReVanced on desktop. I was mostly being sarcastic and saying everyone would just start watching on their phones. But I do most of my YouTube viewing on mobile anyway, so if I started getting hit with this, this is literally what I would do.