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‘I want to cancel’: YouTube Premium quietly hikes its US prices for the first time in three years, forcing many users to consider the unthinkable (www.techradar.com)
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[–] blargh513@sh.itjust.works 125 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Here I am using firefox and ublock or newpipe, I haven't seen a youtube ad in years. 🤷

[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 40 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I only see ads when I go to a friends house and they have that on the tv app blasting 1min ads every 5minutes.

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 14 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Introduce them to SmartTube for Android TV

[–] logi@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Is that different from smart tube for the phone, 'cause that app looks weird.

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Should be this one SmartTube. Its a different client, so it doesn't look like the regular YouTube app, bug you can login and have your feed. It includes adblock and sponsorblock.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 1 points 53 minutes ago

I use it on my Firestick and it's pretty much flawless.

[–] THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 33 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

They don't care. I've tried with Vanced, blockers, DNS, everything. They'd rather just watch the ads. Blows my balls off.

[–] Cherry@piefed.social 8 points 16 hours ago

Drives my crazy, and apparently throwing whatever i have in my hand; at a friend/relatives tv is not acceptable. Honestly and ad appears and it my instant reaction is to shut it the F up, and then usually to glare at whoever owns it like they are an idiot. I love hearing them explain why they pay tolerate it.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 2 points 17 hours ago

Friends with benefits, just not necessarily the good kind.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 9 points 17 hours ago

I was going to comment this. Having super tech illiterate friends is painnnnnnn . they're so bad with tech.

[–] HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 3 points 19 hours ago

Last time I saw a youtube ad (on my devices) was when it was a small picture ad on the right side of the video.