ray4410 Posted October 15, 2023 Posted October 15, 2023 i guess it was only a matter of time that You Tube would pull the plug on you if you were using an add blocker to watch add free anything,they want you to sign up to Premium subscription $15 a month to disable addsanother day another money grab
Steff Posted October 15, 2023 Posted October 15, 2023 I've updated ublock origin (reset the lists, too) and the ads don't show but it doesn't skip ahead to the actual content either...a 15sec ad will show a 15sec black silent screen (mozilla/mac os x) and yes, anyone believing that all this content wasn't going to be monetized at some point grew up in an "anarchist collective"...to which I say "you're fooling yourself, we live in a dictatorship!" (spot the gag if you will) 1
ChrisJA Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 I find that Brave browser on my desktop still blocks the ads and doesn't have the 10-15s gap that Steff above mentions (though Youtube has a popup warning about adblockers when first loaded - which means they could potentially do something about it in future). 1
ray4410 Posted October 16, 2023 Author Posted October 16, 2023 1 hour ago, ChrisJA said: I find that Brave browser on my desktop still blocks the ads and doesn't have the 10-15s gap that Steff above mentions (though Youtube has a popup warning about adblockers when first loaded - which means they could potentially do something about it in future). yes that is exactly what happened with me,i first got the pop up warning's for a little while then was cut off with a blank page so i think you are right it will be only a matter of time so you either have to pay for premium or put up with the adds which is not worth watching with all the intrusions i guess we should be used to it now as everything is all about money and it sucks. 1
POV Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 (edited) We have a family subscription to Youtube Premium and have to say I think it presents as pretty good value in practice. It's not just the removal of adds, which in itself is a godsend if you try, as I do, to minimise the invasion of adds in your life. You also get : the ability to download youtube content for offline viewing, you get background app function for youtube app (which is really good for podcasts and interviews) where the video will continue playing when the app is in the background or the screen is locked Simultaneous streaming for up to 4 devices Synchronisation between device apps (so if you are watching something on your phone and then move to your PC and open windows app it willl pick up where you have left off automatically Access to Premium content, and full downloadable access to purchase the Google library of Movies and TV Shows Full access to Youtube Music (add free) which can be useful for finding things like DJ mixes, limited release albums not available on Spotify or other streaming services That's a lot of additional features that make Youtube a massively improved user platfrom, and on balance I feel like we get pretty damned good value for money from this subscription (frankly would be happy enough just to pay to not have the adds) Edited October 16, 2023 by POV 2
ray4410 Posted October 16, 2023 Author Posted October 16, 2023 33 minutes ago, POV said: We have a family subscription to Youtube Premium and have to say I think it presents as pretty good value in practice. It's not just the removal of adds, which in itself is a godsend if you try, as I do, to minimise the invasion of adds in your life. You also get : full access to Youtube music (add free), you get the ability to download youtube content for offline viewing, you get background app function for youtube app (which is really good for podcasts and interviews) where the video will continue playing when the app is in the background or the screen is locked Simultaneous streaming for up to 4 devices Synchronisation between device apps (so if you are watching something on your phone and then move to your PC and open windows app it willl pick up where you have left off automatically Access to Premium content, and full downloadable access to purchase the Google library of Movies and TV Shows Full access to Youtube Music (add free) which can be useful for finding things like DJ mixes, limited release albums not available on Spotify or other streaming services That's a lot of additional features that make Youtube a massively improved user platfrom, and on balance I feel like we get pretty damned good value for money from this subscription (frankly would be happy enough just to pay to not have the adds) good for you if you can utilise all the benefits especially with a family, being an aged pensioner with the pension being the only income having to pay for the privilege of going add free is just another expense us pensioners can do without 1
rantan Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 36 minutes ago, POV said: That's a lot of additional features that make Youtube a massively improved user platfrom, and on balance I feel like we get pretty damned good value for money from this subscription (frankly would be happy enough just to pay to not have the adds) 100% agree. Although we like to think things should be free, we are now living inn a world controlled by corporations and nothing is ever free. I still have my rose coloured glasses but they are gathering dust in my closet and won't be getting used any time soon so the world is definitely user pays and nothing is going to stop that. I get it that ads are irritating and I am certainly no advocate for big business but does anybody here really expect viewing content for free? P.S. @ray4410 I fully understand your situation and my own circumstances are not exactly extravagant either, but one must weigh up what is needed and what is not, just like when I ditched Foxtel . 1
ray4410 Posted October 16, 2023 Author Posted October 16, 2023 1 hour ago, rantan said: 100% agree. Although we like to think things should be free, we are now living inn a world controlled by corporations and nothing is ever free. I still have my rose coloured glasses but they are gathering dust in my closet and won't be getting used any time soon so the world is definitely user pays and nothing is going to stop that. I get it that ads are irritating and I am certainly no advocate for big business but does anybody here really expect viewing content for free? P.S. @ray4410 I fully understand your situation and my own circumstances are not exactly extravagant either, but one must weigh up what is needed and what is not, just like when I ditched Foxtel . yeah i feel like i might have to forgo a few things and help them out as they only earned $US35 billion in the first half of 2022
muon* Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 (edited) I'm still ad free using ublock origin. No interruptions at all. Edited October 16, 2023 by muon*
POV Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 2 hours ago, ray4410 said: good for you if you can utilise all the benefits especially with a family, being an aged pensioner with the pension being the only income having to pay for the privilege of going add free is just another expense us pensioners can do without Fair enough! 1 hour ago, ray4410 said: yeah i feel like i might have to forgo a few things and help them out as they only earned $US35 billion in the first half of 2022 If you think about it though, they make the majority of that from selling advertising, so it’s not in their interest to either give their content away or allow blocking of the adverts. I get it seems like huge corporation vs the little man…end of the day that’s their business… 1
davm Posted October 18, 2023 Posted October 18, 2023 On 16/10/2023 at 7:06 PM, muon* said: I'm still ad free using ublock origin. No interruptions at all. I'm using AdblockPlus and getting a warning pop-up, but can close this and view the video without ads. Are you seeing the warning, or not even that?
muon* Posted October 18, 2023 Posted October 18, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, davm said: I'm using AdblockPlus and getting a warning pop-up, but can close this and view the video without ads. Are you seeing the warning, or not even that? Nothing. Edit: if they do block me I'll just watch YouTube content less. Edited October 18, 2023 by muon* 1
Hazzzy Posted November 17, 2023 Posted November 17, 2023 On 16/10/2023 at 6:36 PM, muon* said: ublock origin This works great for me on the laptop. If I use hdmi cable to tv, great. If I cast to tv from laptop, adds. 1
playdough Posted November 17, 2023 Posted November 17, 2023 Hi Adblocker Ultimate, an extension of the Chrome Browser is still working for Youtube So if you are using a Windows OS it's a good thing. It doesn't stop the Facebook adds however, if you are watching there.
ray4410 Posted November 17, 2023 Author Posted November 17, 2023 9 hours ago, Hazzzy said: This works great for me on the laptop. If I use hdmi cable to tv, great. If I cast to tv from laptop, adds. which browser?
Hazzzy Posted November 17, 2023 Posted November 17, 2023 50 minutes ago, ray4410 said: which browser? Chrome 1
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