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[–] Anonymoose@infosec.pub 202 points 1 year ago (23 children)

I just realized I'm taking my ad-free experience in Lemmy for granted. It's refreshing to have a little corner of the internet that doesn't slam you with advertising.

[–] TheGreatFox@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

My ublock origin icon has been at a steady 0 ads blocked in my entire time browsing Lemmy. It feels weird.

[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

On several sites that counter climbs like crazy. I'm watching a YouTube video right now that's only 12 minutes long. The uBlock counter just hit 60.

[–] TheGreatFox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a youtube tab open, it's currently at 498 blocks. After writing that, 503.

[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I haven't had this page up very long today, but apparently YouTube is on an advertising roll at the moment.

Added bonus: I'm one of the three people in the world who pays for YouTube premium... so the quantity of ads should be much lower.

[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Oh hey, I'm one of the other two, lol. I think they probably lose money on us at this point, with the amount of ads they serve.

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