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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by viraptor on Friday December 22, 2017 @05:36PM (#15991495)
Ublock doesn't cover mobile devices though. And even if you block it on the router, once you leave the house it's only available via vpn. And if you're going that far and making it available for your whole family and are on the hook for support... Maybe it's easier to just pay a few bucks a month. (Unless you're really enjoying doing it by hand, I guess)
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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by CaptSpify on Friday December 22, 2017 @06:08PM (#15991649)
> Ublock doesn't cover mobile devices though

It does on FF for Android!

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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by viraptor on Friday December 22, 2017 @06:47PM (#15991864)
The context here is youtube. When you're watching a youtube video on android, it's either in the youtube app, in a webview, or in the browser. The first two are not covered by ublock and the last one is the least likely to happen. (in my experience anyway)
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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by JetSpiegel on Friday December 22, 2017 @07:27PM (#15992060)
Why use the YouTube app? The browser is Good Enough.

If you want a more "native" player there's always SkyTube and other similar apps for longform content.

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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by TheAceOfHearts on Saturday December 23, 2017 @02:17AM (#15993299)
I always use Firefox, although admittedly I don't watch that many videos. Same goes for Facebook, Twitter, etc.

There's a few apps for which I think native is important, but I'm generally happy with mobile websites. uBlock Origin really makes mobile web not suck.

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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by xorcist on Saturday December 23, 2017 @03:58AM (#15993492)
NewPipe on Android. Superior to the Youtube app in every way.
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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by CaptSpify on Friday December 22, 2017 @08:36PM (#15992387)
As JetSpiegal said, I usually just watch it in the browser and it plays fine.
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