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Re:Ask HN: Why there are so many ads on YouTube? by mrbonner on Saturday March 20, 2021 @12:10AM (#26520753)
It doesn’t work against in video ads.
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Re:Ask HN: Why there are so many ads on YouTube? by obarthelemy on Saturday March 20, 2021 @12:26AM (#26520803)
something works, because I don't get ads on my desktop browser at home (firefox + uBlock Origin + Privacy Badger + PiHole) but I do see them when I'm away from home on the app on my tablet.

OK, because ppl are gonna ask, I checked: I'm not seeing ads in the app on my tablet at home, so its the PiHole cutting ads. Ooops, I'm not seeing ads on my desktop when using my smartphone as a hotspot either (no PiHole), so Firefox + uBO + PB also blocks YT ads.

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Re:Ask HN: Why there are so many ads on YouTube? by clircle on Saturday March 20, 2021 @10:14PM (#26527621)
uBO still seems to block all Youtube ads for me with little to no additional config. I don't watch much youtube on my computers though, so I could very well be mistaken.
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Re:Ask HN: Why there are so many ads on YouTube? by voussoir on Saturday March 20, 2021 @12:11AM (#26520760)
That's where SponsorBlock comes in! https://sponsor.ajay.app/
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