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YouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave (9to5google.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

Can someone create (or does it already exist?) an app that plays the videos in the background, remove the ads and then let you playback the whole video ad-free? Sort of like you did back in the VHS-days....

[–] planish 7 points 8 months ago

On Android, there's Newpipe which doesn't run ads, and Newpipe x Sponsorblock which clips ads out from the video. On desktop there is FreeTube which also has SponsorBlock you can turn on.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp allows you to download them and watch them on your leisure

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You can get this same functionality with Youtube Revanced! Free on android! No Ads! Sponsorblock built in! Background playback! And more!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Last I checked, you can just download a youtube video. There are plenty of websites and some apps for that. No need to play it in the bacground.