NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client

Re:NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client by dubya on Friday July 17, 2020 @12:50PM (#23872556)

I hadn't seen a Youtube ad in years, but now Youtube gives "An error occurred. Please try again later." on first load in Safari on a Mac with Wipr. Reloading without blockers gives ads before and every few minutes and some overlays. Miserable.

It's still easy to work around, but maybe Google's getting more aggressive about blockers.

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Re:NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client by catalogia on Friday July 17, 2020 @01:04PM (#23872743)

uBlock Origin in Firefox still successfully blocks all ads. Also, youtube-dl continues to work and doesn't download the ads, so media players like mpv can play youtube videos and will never show an ad.

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Re:NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client by ornornor on Friday July 17, 2020 @01:03PM (#23872730)

Never had an issue with Firefox and ublock origin.

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