Block YouTube Ads on AppleTV by Decrypting and Stripping Ads from Profobuf

Re:Block YouTube Ads on AppleTV by Decrypting and Stripping ... by beirut_bootleg on Sunday August 27, 2023 @03:32AM (#37280286)

> I dislike the attitude of those who reject ads but also refuse to pay

And I dislike YouTube's hostile ad escalation in recent years. One ad - fine, two ads - hmmm, three ads - what the hell. Unskippable ads. Inappropriate ads. Loud-ass eardrum ripping ads. Ads even on Premium.

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Re:Block YouTube Ads on AppleTV by Decrypting and Stripping ... by stingraycharles on Sunday August 27, 2023 @03:35AM (#37280294)

I have premium but don’t see any ads, except the sponsorships of the creators themselves. Which is a bit annoying but not a lot YouTube can do about.

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Re:Block YouTube Ads on AppleTV by Decrypting and Stripping ... by pbhjpbhj on Sunday August 27, 2023 @04:43AM (#37280688)

>not a lot YouTube can do about. //

They've tried? It seems like it would be pretty easy to detect ad sequences in larger channels.

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Re:Block YouTube Ads on AppleTV by Decrypting and Stripping ... by yard2010 on Sunday August 27, 2023 @05:19AM (#37280891)

I don't know maybe auto skip on them for premium users? I have an extension that does just that, surely google can do it too

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Re:Block YouTube Ads on AppleTV by Decrypting and Stripping ... by anilakar on Sunday August 27, 2023 @03:46AM (#37280354)

And even if you get rid of the ads, the sponsored content is not going anywhere.

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