BeepMar 10

YouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippable

https://lemmus.org/post/20747859

Show threadThe Velour Fog Mar 10
laughs in uBlock Origin
Show threadBeep

Actually, YouTube is cracking down on adblockers.

So while you might not feel the pain now, you will eventually.

Mar 10 at 9:05pmWeb
Show threadmonketman82Mar 10
There’s always a workaround…
Show thread[deleted]Mar 10
Firefox + uBlock Origin has worked well for years.
Show threadilillilillilillililliMar 11
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Show threadSorryQuickMar 11

Because they don’t put the effort in.

Add a simple “the video isn’t served until the ad’s length has elapsed” and suddenly your only workaround is to spend 30s staring at a black screen.

Show threadproleMar 11
Better than ads
Show threadmonketman82Mar 11
Deal.
Show threadCarnelianMar 10
They’ve been “cracking down on adblockers” for over a decade
Show threadLedgeDropMar 11

“They” have also been trying to prevent consumers/us from taking ownership of our devices and data for the last 2-decades.

… and, ya know what? It’s working.

Show threadknightly the SneptaurMar 10
Nah, if Youtube blocks adblockers then I’ll just waste my time elsewhere.
Show thread🦇SalviaDivination🦇Mar 10
Same, I low key hope they do it so I’ll read more. This might be the only way. 🙃
Show threadnikkiMar 10
real maybe I’ll actually go through the mountains of DVDs and blu rays in our apartment
Show threadwebghost0101Mar 10

Laughs in

Txt file with favorite channels as input for a yt-dlp download script schedule. Combined with a selfhosted invidious and freetube desktop app for other then favorite videos.

Honestly I am really tired of jumping trough hoops, have to make sure yt-dlp and invidious use a proxy (cloudflare warp) or google will ban your ip for being a bot.

But having to deal with the actual YouTube site or reopening my google account is worse. Its not even (but still also) the ads at this point but pure resentment against big tech.

Show threadandybytesMar 10
You got that script handy?
Show threadwebghost0101Mar 10

I wont be home till quite a few hours.

But also its general boilerplate enough an ai can help you get you one according to your own preferences.

There are also a number of examples online.

This one looks pretty interesting github.com/panchi64/auto-ytdlp

GitHub - panchi64/auto-ytdlp: Use yt-dlp to download videos from a list of URLs. It features a user-friendly TUI, multithreading capabilities, and various quality-of-life improvements for an efficient and pleasant downloading experience

Use yt-dlp to download videos from a list of URLs. It features a user-friendly TUI, multithreading capabilities, and various quality-of-life improvements for an efficient and pleasant downloading e...

GitHub
Show threadfrongtMar 11
Why not run tubearchivist or something?
Show threadwebghost0101Mar 11

First I hear of if but a quick scroll shows it mostly to organize an existing collection so you would still need to download.

I put them straight into jellyfin which works fine for me.

Show threadUnspecificGravityMar 10
Cracking down just means I don’t watch the content, still not getting ads.
Show threadTyphoonMar 10
When it reaches that point I’ll stop watching YouTube. I will never feel the pain they inflict.
Show threadproleMar 11
The moment I’m unable to watch YouTube ad-free is the moment I never watch YouTube again.