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[Jesb]

I’m surprised some big company hasn’t made a better alternative yet.

 

[Panajev2001a]

One of the few services I pay for. I also use it for YT music but this shit has got to stop. The ads are ridiculous

I understand paying for ads removal or getting ads, but blocking system features should not be allowed.

I should be able to watch videos in PiP mode and listen to the audio if the video is playing in the background… or at least the former. Not paying Premium to unlock an OS feature.

 

[winjer]

Alphabet must be getting cocky with Manifest V2 being discontinued in 2025.
They probably think they can ban adblockers from Chrome and force everyone to watch ads or pay up.

 

[nightmare-slain]

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[Drew1440]

I’m surprised some big company hasn’t made a better alternative yet.

Because creators won't take the effort of uploading and supporting them, Rumble and Odysee have been a thing for years now.

 

[AyraSutoraifu]

Chromecast 4K + SmartTube + Stremio & Debrid... yeah byyyeee!

 

[John Bilbo]

Brave browser still skips all the ads for me

 

[kapshin]

SmartTube.

True other than that damn 403 error when that happens is very annoying.

 

[kapshin]

Brave browser still skips all the ads for me

This is the best and most simple way of getting no ads that I am aware of.

 

[M1chl]

I use youtube a lot, so it will do, I just cancelled netflix to offset the cost, because I almost never watch it nowadays, so I have no reason to keep it up.

 

[winjer]

bastards won't let me watch videos at all now. oh well. I refuse to pay for premium. I guess I can delete my google account now.

What browser and adblocker are you using?

 

[ricardo_sousa11]

I was actually thinking of getting premium, mostly because I hear music on youtube not spotify, I like montages and slowed and reverbed songs.

I thought it would be around 7.99€ which was the price in Portugal.

Im currently living in Switzerland, color me surprised when I saw 17.90CHF per month.

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[nightmare-slain]

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[Trogdor1123]

I canceled mine last night to see if I can tell the difference. Roll over was today so I will know within a few days

 

[Fahdis]

I just use Brave to use YouTube. Haven't has ads in years

 

[Artoris]

Firefox and adblock plus

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Rewind the clock 20 years ago. It's unthinkable that people would ever pay for this shit. How did we get here? Rhetorical question.

 

[nightmare-slain]

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[simpatico]

Good. Hopefully western customers can stop subsidizing digital purchases across the less developed world.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Well, I really got used to no ads… the ads after just 2 days are driving me nuts.

They are definitely worse than it was 6 months ago. I’m watching on my tv so maybe that makes it worse too. I’ll check my pc tonight through edge.

 

[Sylonious]

I don't know why they think their service is worth so much money. I guess maybe they see the "hours watched" metric and think that should convert into premium sales. Me personally, I watch Youtube out of compulsion mostly, rather than pure enjoyment, and I often feel terrible afterwards.