YouTube adblocker anyone?

[SuicideSquid]

Buy digital downloads or CDs directly from the artists, use the U-Toob "Member" option -- or Patreon, if offered -- to support creators you enjoy. IOW, there are ways to obey your directive without dancing to U-Toob/Google's tune by enduring obnoxious interruptions.

Then don't use YouTube. Simple as that. You're not entitled to just take what you want without compensating the people providing it to you. Costs Google billions of dollars a year to maintain the infrastructure you're leaching off of, and the only reason they're able to do that is that other people are watching the ads or subscribing to YouTube Premium.

You are not special. If you're behaving in a way that would cause the system to collapse if it was generalized, then what you're doing is wrong, full stop.

You're ripping me off as both a creator, and as someone who pays for YouTube, by being a leach.

 

[SuicideSquid]

Because YouTube is practically unwatchable with ads. And I guess the most revenue goes to google.

Then pay for YouTube Premium, or don't use YouTube. Simple as that. And yes most of the revenue goes to Google, because it costs billions of dollars a year to operate YouTube. Profit splits between Google and YouTube creators are 70% to creators and 30% to Google, which is totally equitable.

 

[Ruediger]

Everyone pays with his data anyway. It could be a bit less ads IMO.

 

[Multicore]

Firefox Windows - uBlock Origin.
Firefox Mac - uBlock Origin.
Mac - FreeTube.
Android - NewPipe is awesome in many ways beyond blocking ads. NewPipe is so good it's a reason to use Android over iOS.

 

[Bruce Morgen]

Then pay for YouTube Premium, or don't use YouTube. Simple as that. And yes most of the revenue goes to Google, because it costs billions of dollars a year to operate YouTube. Profit splits between Google and YouTube creators are 70% to creators and 30% to Google, which is totally equitable.

I know those "equitable" numbers are accurate, because they're provided by the benevolent masters who govern U-Toob/Google. Moreover, the U-Toob system doesn't know if users are blocking ads -- IOW and AFAIK those folks' clicks, views, and likes net creators the exactly the same $$ as those who volunteer to endure the site's ongoing, annoying, badly targeted ad tsunami.

 

[SuicideSquid]

I know those "equitable" numbers are accurate, because they're provided by the benevolent masters who govern U-Toob/Google. Moreover, the U-Toob system doesn't know if users are blocking ads -- IOW and AFAIK those folks' clicks, views, and likes net creators the exactly the same $$ as those who volunteer to endure the site's ongoing, annoying, badly targeted ad tsunami.

Is there a reason you keep writing "U-Toob" like an edgelord child?

And you are mistaken, Google has good numbers on how many people are accessing its services using ad-blockers and prices their advertising to reflect the fact that a significant number of viewers are blocking the ads. If no one was using ad-blockers, they'd price the ads higher, and advertisers would pay it knowing their ads had a wider reach. By using an ad-blocker, you're explicitly violating the site's TOS, and putting yourself in a privileged position for absolutely no reason. You're a leach, pure and simple. Honest and decent people have three options: watch the ads, pay for an ad-free subscription, or don't use the service.

 

[Somafunk]

Why so upset, it’s google for f-sake - sod them

 

[Bruce Morgen]

Is there a reason you keep writing "U-Toob" like an edgelord child?

And you are mistaken, Google has good numbers on how many people are accessing its services using ad-blockers and prices their advertising to reflect the fact that a significant number of viewers are blocking the ads. If no one was using ad-blockers, they'd price the ads higher, and advertisers would pay it knowing their ads had a wider reach. By using an ad-blocker, you're explicitly violating the site's TOS, and putting yourself in a privileged position for absolutely no reason. You're a leach, pure and simple. Honest and decent people have three options: watch the ads, pay for an ad-free subscription, or don't use the service.

If they actually knew that, I'm sure the coding geniuses they employ could defeat the ad blockers in software. They don't do that, either because they don't actually know or because they've dismissed it as an insignificant issue unworthy of that sort of effort -- or, for that matter, of pursuing the companies that offer ad blocking solutions in court. The "creators" whose work I watch and "like" aren't complaining -- why are you? It's not my job to optimize a megacorporation's ad revenue -- it's theirs, and they have the deep pockets and on-staff talent to do that if they cared anywhere near as much as you do, which they quite clearly don't.

 

[Chromatischism]

If they actually knew that, I'm sure the coding geniuses they employ could defeat the ad blockers in software. They don't do that

They do do that. That's why you have to keep updating the ad blockers and downloaders every time they stop working.

 

[Bruce Morgen]

They do do that. That's why you have to keep updating the ad blockers and downloaders every time they stop working.

The last time I observed an ad blocker briefly stop working was literally years ago. One would think that if the ad blocking vendors were updating in reaction to effective measures there would be some sign of those measures actually working and then getting subsequently foiled. That has not been the case AFAICT.

 

[amirm]

Google put up a major fight against YouTube ad blockers last year. We have long threads on that here.

 

[Bruce Morgen]

Google put up a major fight against YouTube ad blockers last year. We have long threads on that here.

Could have fooled me -- there was no sign of any such "major fight" here, FWIW...

 

[amirm]

Oh, they were going all out. My wife was getting black box warning saying she is violating youtube terms and she could be banned! And multiple times at that! I kept switching and updating blockers, only to have them not work, cause long delays before playback, etc. That's when I gave up and signed up for Youtube premium.

 

[xanalog]

I need help on this one!
When members put up youtube links in posts, it appears that if you play the video within the ASR website, you don't see any ads (or they are NOT injected in for some reason).
How does that really work?

I actually thought of posting a thread here at ASR (in UserArea) with a youtube link that I want to watch, and then watch it here instead of youtube, so that I don't have bother with the ads.
[But thinking it; does not make it ethical]
ADD:I am a devout Firefox user and I have no youtube membership.

 

[Bruce Morgen]

I need help on this one!
When members put up youtube links in posts, it appears that if you play the video within the ASR website, you don't see any ads (or they are NOT injected in for some reason).
How does that really work?

I actually thought of posting a thread here at ASR (in UserArea) with a youtube link that I want to watch, and then watch it here instead of youtube, so that I don't have bother with the ads.
[But thinking it; does not make it ethical]
ADD:I am a devout Firefox user and I have no youtube membership.

Just remember to "Like" and fully view the video on U-Toob before you post it here using the "Media" option, because it's unclear -- at least to moi -- how or even whether videos posted via that option figure into the monetization algorithm

 

[Philbo King]

I’m not sure where to put this so I’ve tried here.

Does anyone know of an adblocker that effectively kills, stone dead, all adverts on YouTube please?

Opera browser on my droid phone works with no ads on YT.
But doesn't seem to do that on my Win7 PC, I still get ads.

 

[Chrispy]

I’m not sure where to put this so I’ve tried here.

Does anyone know of an adblocker that effectively kills, stone dead, all adverts on YouTube please?

I only use premium myself, didn't find anything other than that. Well worth the premium.

 

[amirm]

When members put up youtube links in posts, it appears that if you play the video within the ASR website, you don't see any ads (or they are NOT injected in for some reason).
How does that really work?

Because advertisers don't know on which website the video is playing, traditionally YouTube did not serve ads in embedded videos. I thought this had changed in the last couple of years though.

 

[PristineSound]

Oh, they were going all out. My wife was getting black box warning saying she is violating youtube terms and she could be banned! And multiple times at that! I kept switching and updating blockers, only to have them not work, cause long delays before playback, etc. That's when I gave up and signed up for Youtube premium.

I experience the same exact thing, but I persevered until the ad blockers won. Now it seems like the ad blockers are losing again.

I don't have an issue paying for a service, such as YouTube premium, but here is the issue I do have, all of these businesses are squeezing the life out of consumers with subscription services, look at the TV streaming mess we are in? It used to be YouTube TV, which is super affordable, something like $40/mo, now I don't even want to know how much it costs. Then each studio decided to have their own streaming platform with exclusive contents, by the time you are done, you have like 3 or 4 video streaming services. Cars at one point decided to offer subscriptions on luxury upgrades and amenities. My printer is trying to get me on a toner subscription service! Some printers are connected to the Internet and charges you monthly and limit you on how many pages you print based on their pricing.

The only thing that is more ridiculous than companies pushing for subscription services is the tipping culture in America.

 

[gaz]

I use the following:

Google/Android TV
https://github.com/ycngmn/NoTubeTV/releases
Sometimes mistakes content for in-video ads.

Android phone
https://github.com/KobeW50/ReVanced-Documentation/blob/main/YT-ReVanced-Guide.md#before-you-begin
Can use your youtube login with this.