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Re:YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200M for Children’s Priva... by jimktrains2 on Saturday August 31, 2019 @06:55AM (#20845600)
Ad blockers don't work well on the YouTube app. I still can't get adaway to block YouTube app adds, not to mention people on iOS or without root.
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Re:YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200M for Children’s Priva... by johnisgood on Saturday August 31, 2019 @07:20AM (#20845668)
I am not sure what to reply to this. Do not use the YouTube app, then?

Are you saying there are no ad blockers on iOS? I can think of two ways and I am not an iOS user: 1) you can use RSS and open in Safari which has full adblocking support, or 2) you can auto download the videos. No ads in downloaded videos.

What do you mean by "without root"? Could you give me a specific example?

Out of curiosity, what is the reason for you or your children not willing to give up the YouTube app so that you can use a browser with an ad blocker installed to avoid ads? What is that feature that you (for yourself and your children) or your children prefer over not having ads?

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Re:YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200M for Children’s Priva... by jimktrains2 on Saturday August 31, 2019 @04:46PM (#20848699)
I was simply reply to the assertion that an adblocker is a fullproof solution, not making a grand statement.
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Re:YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200M for Children’s Priva... by WillPostForFood on Saturday August 31, 2019 @10:14AM (#20846381)
You could pay for YouTube premium instead of trying to use third part ad blockers.
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