youtube getting more aggressive.. i've got firefox and ublock but this shit is still coming up
this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2023
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I unfortunately have a youtube addiction but I have canceled my subscription and will be using proper adblocking at home and alternatives like piped on mobile.
worth checking out https://grayjay.app/. It's new, but comes from Futo/Louis Rossman. It's in alpha/beta right now but the concept is pretty neat. Think of it as the Pigeon/Trillian of instant messengers. (do need android I believe)
Based.
If you're even remotely tech savvy you can setup pihole as your router and you'll get no ads on any device.
Edit: Fastest way to a correct answer on the Internet is an incorrect answer. Pihole doesn't work for YouTube, but there are solutions in the comments!
Pihole doesn't work for Youtube ads as they come from the same dns
Oh shit, TIL.
😔 i am tech illiterate