Show HN: YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extension to skip their ads

Re:Show HN: YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extensio... by acdha on Sunday November 19, 2023 @09:37AM (#38332993)

If you’re worried about surveillance, stop using YouTube. It’s a Google first-party product, they don’t need ads to collect and resell information about your viewing habits.

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Re:Show HN: YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extensio... by gentleman11 on Sunday November 19, 2023 @10:05AM (#38333270)

You have a YouTube alternative to recommend I take it? Because I looked for one and there isn’t any, just a bunch of half baked sites that I can’t get to work properly. YouTube ate everything

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Re:Show HN: YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extensio... by acdha on Sunday November 19, 2023 @10:09AM (#38333315)

I don’t use YouTube much so I’m skeptical that it’s impossible to live without it but the point is simply that if your top concern is surveillance, then you don’t have a choice where you continue to use Google services.

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Re:Show HN: YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extensio... by carlosjobim on Sunday November 19, 2023 @02:08PM (#38336510)

Turn on your TV or radio? They're still there. Read a book?

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Re:Show HN: YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extensio... by fma on Sunday November 19, 2023 @03:00PM (#38337177)

Put rabbit air antennas on your TV and tune into PBS. Minimal ads except for "this broadcast is sponsored by viewers like you" and no tracking.

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