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Those YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three months (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I use Firefox with uBlock Origin and SponsorBlock. I never see any ads on youtube.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Reminder that Firefox on mobile also has ublock origin and other add ons that improve the experience.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

Yeah extensions on Firefox mobile is fucking awesome

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

This is the way. Just make sure to disable the YouTube app on your phone so links people send you don't open in the app.

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

I find using it in a browser clunky. Much prefer a dedicated app (now I use Tubular), which gives some extra functions like downloads, history and playlists.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Does Firefox on iOS have extensions? I have to use Orion by Kagi to get extensions on iOS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

It does not. If you don’t want to sideload, consider AdGuard and/or Vinegar. Only works with Safari, though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Look into Sideloadly and uYouPlus by qnblackcat . I’ve been using it for years now, and while a hassle to sign the apps every week, it’s the best we have unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Safari in itself also blocks a lot of ads, but if that is not enough IOS users can also install Firefox. There is no reason to watch ads anymore

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

As far as I know, Firefox doesn’t have ad blocking or extensions on iOS. Safari with AdGuard does pretty well though, and there’s Vinegar for YouTube specifically.