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Re:Companies use dark patterns to keep you subscribed by dp-hackernews on Thursday May 04, 2023 @11:30AM (#35816996)
On all Linux PC's I use uBlockOrigin (I never use windows thankfully!) and never see any ads, ever... It may be due to a combination of uBlockOrigin & uMatrix - I've not tested to know. Either way, I just never see ads, ever. I only use NewPipe to watch YouTube on mobile. Then there's the Kodi YouTube add-on - I never see any ads there either...
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Re:Companies use dark patterns to keep you subscribed by nottorp on Sunday May 07, 2023 @03:38AM (#35848878)
uBlock Origin works fine on Firefox and Chrome on desktops on any OS so it's easy to have an usable YouTube viewing experience there.

Unfortunately that doesn't go for the mobile platforms where it's basically unusable.

I wonder if the rules limiting advertising on TV (in the areas that have rules) shouldn't apply to them as well...

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Re:Companies use dark patterns to keep you subscribed by Tommstein on Sunday May 07, 2023 @07:11PM (#35856481)
What are you talking about, I use uBlock Origin in Firefox on Android and it works perfectly everywhere including YouTube.
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