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YouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block ads (www.androidpolice.com)

submitted 5 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I pay for premium.. but also like my sponsorblock.. and 3rd party clients. Let me have it all momma Google.

[–] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sponsorblock is awesome!

Which 3rd party clients are you using?

[–] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

SmartTube on TV, Revanced on my phone, and the first party website on my computer.

[–] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

What do those do for you if you already pay for premium?

[–] Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I can’t justify premium. For the same price I can buy for my family:

AppleTV+, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+

Or:

YouTube but without ads

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How do you pay it though? With a US credit card?

[–] Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 0 points 5 months ago

NZD.

AppleTV+ ($14.99, Amazon Prime Video ($10.99) and Disney+ ($14.99) = $40.97 per month

YouTube Premium = $39.99 per month

[–] twei@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Get a VPN and make a quick trip to Turkey or Ukraine where you can get it for about 2€/month

[–] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Once you sign up and pay in Türkiye does it just keep working back in your home country?

[–] twei@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago

Yes, it's been working for a year now. I set my location back to Germany right after subscribing to premium

[–] bc93@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

I had Youtube Premium - actually I think it was the family subscription - for a year or two. I cancelled it maybe a year ago, because they kept pushing shorts with no way of opting out, they jacked up the price, and they changed the algorithm in a way that made it keep recommending shit that I never, ever wanted to watch. I cancelled that sub and figured out how to get ads blocked on my desktop, phone and apple TV and I’ve showed 10+ people how to get that working since.

So good job on that mission you’re on Google. Really making some money I bet.