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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by seanp2k2 on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @09:18PM (#14964723)
I will never pay for YouTube Red. When an unskippable ad starts playing, I just look away. Most of the time, I realize that I'm wasting time watching idiotic YouTube content, and I quit the app. In this, they're actually lessening my addiction to their platform in that they're giving me a break to consider if I should keep watching or not.
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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by kogepathic on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @03:23AM (#14966259)
> When an unskippable ad starts playing, I just look away.

Does uBlock Origin block YouTube ads?

I'm asking because it's been years since I saw/was forced to watch a video ad on YouTube. Sure, there are occasionally the banner ads at specific times in the videos, but no video ads.

So either the channels I watch have somehow opte out of video ads, or uBlock is taking care of them?

Or maybe this is a geographic thing and YouTube in Germany doesn't show video ads?

Anyway, if you have Android and want to watch on mobile, I highly recommend NewPipe (F-Droid). Lets you: watch, listen, download, repeat YouTube videos and I've never seen an ad in it. Really awesome app!

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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by lucasverra on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @03:49AM (#14966381)
It does block YT video ads, not banners
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