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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] 7 points 1 year ago

That’s not novel, that’s fukn slick. Take that, Google. 🤣

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I installed this other one https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ad-accelerator/gpboiedfklodfhngobidfjecdpmccehg?hl=en because this one seems to the FOSS.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

When I already watch YouTube videos at 3x-4x speed so I can still understand the ad 😅

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