fne8w2ahGoogle raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month
Youtube premium is pretty pointless when ublock origin exists…
Paying for a service you enjoy is surely not pointless?
BeezKnutsIt is when a free alternative which offers more features and is easier to set up exists.
There are definitely better front-end alternatives to YouTube. But… they contribute nothing to the people who make the content that you want to use those front-ends for. I pay for YouTube premium, but I still sometimes use other methods for consuming it. So, take this for what it’s worth: by all means, use the free alternatives, etc. But the whole “don’t pay for it if it is free” is shortsighted.
frippaI enjoy breathing air, I would not pay for it, why should I pay for YouTube w/o ads when a free alternative (ublock origin + sponsorblock + misc. extentions) exist and it’s better? (not regionlocked for example, another big one is that it’s… Free)
Does this work on mobile? I only pay for premium to get rid of ads and to allow the video to keep playing when I use other apps.
L'unico DeeIt works on firefox
If you have android, you might wanna check out ReVanced. I cant imagine youtube without it
You can block the YouTube ads in Firefox for Android by using the free uBlock Origin add-on.
Or if you want to block even more annoying things, like sponsored segments / paid promotions or even off-topic sections (using highly customisable options) and also add additional features, like being able to play the audio while the screen is off and playing YouTube in a mini window, you can get the free Android app YouTube ReVanced.
I use it to listen to things while I drive without having to listen to ads or keep my phone’s screen on. The music is a bonus, but I do quite miss Google Play Music
I meant in terms of blocking ads. I realize that you still can’t play youtube videos and switch apps.
Yeah, good thing ReVanced gives is that instead.
I realize that you still can’t play youtube videos and switch apps
You can do that with ReVanced though!
JshKlsnNah.
I can use YouTube on any of my devices on any network and don’t worry about ever seeing an ad. It’s nice.
Sure, you can use revanced, pi hole, ublock origin, etc, but whenever they break, or have short down times where ads sneak in until the filters get updates, it’s just not worth the effort.
I’ve rarely ever had issues with adblockers. Install one and it works totally fine for multiple years until you might need to install a new adblocker.
And when you need to block ads on a friends phone? roku tv? android tv? apple tv? iphone or ipad? android phone or tablet?
Sure, pi hole can work, until you leave the house. Some phones can be rooted to use an adblocker, but that’s not practical for everyone. You can use DNS blocking, but that means all of your traffic is tunneled through a random DNS you can hopefully trust.
It’s just a lot. It’s possible, but you really need to manage it and keep it working. When a solution is killed, you gotta find a new solution.
It’s just easier to pay for the family plan. Keeps everything working, and my family isn’t hitting me up for tech support every other day because they broke something.
If you only watch on your PC, or you only watch at home, adblock or pi hole is great. Set it and forget it. I watch YouTube on plenty of devices across plenty of networks and don’t want to deal with it.
I have YouTube premium and totally agree with you.
One workaround though, although it’s a bit of a pain,is that you can VPN into your home network and have the benefits of pihole when on mobile or using an iPad.
I literally haven’t ever had ublock origin or pihole fail on me. I think you’re grasping as straw arguments here but whatever.