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A Novel Approach to Youtube Ads (9to5google.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Instead of blocking them, this extension speeds them up to x16 and also mutes the ad. Experiencing a 30 second ad in 2 seconds is pretty funny. And it works on Edge and Chrome.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ads are banned…..when you pay for premium.

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

Youtube is a shit company owned by an even shittier company, they're not getting a single cent from me.

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

I don’t blame you, just explaining why it’s silly to expect a server driven platform to offer its services for free. You don’t want ads, pay for premium, it’s that simple.