YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caused by ad blockers

Re:YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caus... by disiplus on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @01:48PM (#45279041)

Where ? Like I have sponsor block on a desktop but on my pixel I don't have it and would like to have the option. Have the yt premium but don't see the option to skip sponsors.

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Re:YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caus... by Andrex on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @02:26PM (#45279530)

If you double tap to skip 10 seconds during an ad read, it should appear as a button in the bottom right. It does not pop up proactively. It's algorithmically-based on which parts of the video get skipped most often by viewers.

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Re:YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caus... by celsoazevedo on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @06:18PM (#45282073)

Firefox for Android supports desktop extensions, including Sponsor Block and uBlock Origin.

There's also Tubular, a YouTube client and fork of NewPipe with Sponsor Block built-in. If you don't mind installing apks from outside the Play Store: https://github.com/polymorphicshade/Tubular

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Re:YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caus... by reddalo on Thursday September 18, 2025 @03:29AM (#45286642)

There's a famous mod for the YouTube app called Re-Vanced. It adds support for SponsorBlock, removes Shorts, etc.

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