Charlie StrossNov 4, 2023

About YouTube and ad-blockers:

YouTube is owned by Alphabet, aka Google's umbrella corporation. Google in turn was devoured by DoubleClick, the largest advertising company to come out of the 1990s web.

When you use Google, you are feeding the attention monster that is the advertising industry.

We should aim to criminalize behavioural advertising and break up the Google monopoly, not tolerate their shit and work around it by using adblockers.

Show threadJustAnotherWizardNov 4, 2023
@cstross I have simply stopped using YouTube now that they have implemented their "no ad blockers" policy.
Show threadMike Smale
@AaronPound @cstross If there's something I do want to watch there, I just copy the URL into VLC Player and watch it on my desktop the few times it works without constant freezing.
Nov 4, 2023 at 8:09pmWeb
Show threadRenato RamondaNov 4, 2023
@earwigplanet @AaronPound @cstross do the same with FreeTube, and it works every time.
Show threadMike SmaleNov 4, 2023
@renatoram Wow, that is much better, thanks for the heads up about that.
Show threadRenato RamondaNov 4, 2023
@earwigplanet you can even import subscriptions. When they fully implement playlists, it will really be a full replacement.