ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoYouTube adds new hurdles for ad blockers, and there's currently no way around itwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square266linkfedilinkarrow-up1561arrow-down119
arrow-up1542arrow-down1external-linkYouTube adds new hurdles for ad blockers, and there's currently no way around itwww.androidauthority.comardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square266linkfedilink
minus-squareentwine@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down2·1 month ago Why the fuck are you posting YouTube comments? Why the fuck are you using Brave? Stop using the YouTube app/website, get an alt frontend like FreeTube, Grayjay, Revanced, etc. Not only do they remove ads and make it impossible for Google to track you, they have better UX than the official apps.
minus-squarePeruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoWhat alternative do you recommend for watching YouTube on a PC?
minus-squarebr0da@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 month agoOne of the options laid out above: FreeTube
minus-squarepleaseletmein@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoWhat’s wrong with Brave?/gen I keep seeing positive comments about it, so there must be something I don’t know.
minus-squarexXemokidforeverXx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoHere’s a pretty in-depth explanation. https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-brave-browser/ The article is from 2023, so I’m not sure if they’ve improved since then.
Stop using the YouTube app/website, get an alt frontend like FreeTube, Grayjay, Revanced, etc. Not only do they remove ads and make it impossible for Google to track you, they have better UX than the official apps.
What alternative do you recommend for watching YouTube on a PC?
One of the options laid out above: FreeTube
What’s wrong with Brave?/gen I keep seeing positive comments about it, so there must be something I don’t know.
Here’s a pretty in-depth explanation. https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-brave-browser/ The article is from 2023, so I’m not sure if they’ve improved since then.