I just run at 4x speed and never really look at the screen to begin with, so jokes on them.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, has the Taelon invasion already begun?

My opinion is that this is another fake news thread. You don't have to watch ads, nor pay to remove them. Browsers have free adblock extensions.

They don't care about anything else than making money, keep that in mind. I barely ever use youtube, only when I fix something in my garage and I don't have much time.

I use an adblocker because they can't even bother curating ads to avoid scams. I literally had ads offering me cigarettes at a low price with a 25% discount. Let's completely ignore the fact that doing discounts on cigarettes like this isn't even legal here in the first place...

I'd probably order one for ♥♥♥♥♥ and giggles to see how horrible they are. But, given how little care Google put into this I'd probably end up giving my infos to some scammer in Somalia or whatever.

♥♥♥♥ is so insultingly bad I went a step ahead and installed LibreTube on my phone. No ads, can download video and listen to music on YT with the screen off without premium.

Google can go take a hike.

Sorry youtube, but I'm still not paying to watch you and I'm still gonna block all your ads while also skipping through every single section of the video dedicated to sponsorships. :^)

I wondered why YouTube videos weren’t as clear as before

1. Download firefox
2. Get extensions - ublock + sponsorblock (+return youtube dislikes)
3. Go to youtube website in firefox
4. 'add to home screen' (mobile) or add shortcut to desktop (pc)
5. ???
6. Profit (never see ads or be bothered with youtubes BS again)

No random github downloads/installs/sideloads needed. 4k, no ads.

Oprindeligt skrevet af Drain:

My opinion is that this is another fake news thread. You don't have to watch ads, nor pay to remove them. Browsers have free adblock extensions.

Go check out it out, some videos that are 1080p only, are now worse quality than they were 2 months ago, and have the option of - 1080p premium bit rate.

Oprindeligt skrevet af Blunt Raps:

1. Download firefox
2. Get extensions - ublock + sponsorblock (+return youtube dislikes)
3. Go to youtube website in firefox
4. 'add to home screen' (mobile) or add shortcut to desktop (pc)
5. ???
6. Profit (never see ads or be bothered with youtubes BS again)

No random github downloads/installs/sideloads needed. 4k, no ads.

Thanks, I'm using Opera GX with the Ad Block Enabled. I had to put youtube as an exception because if you use ad block, you often still have to wait 15 seconds before the video plays anyway. You won't skip the ad you just won't see it.

I always run videos at 1440p at least and I use U-Block. I don’t care about 1080p

Server resources are not free. I'm surprised they had not done this sooner given how unprofitable youtube has been for years.

Fun Fact: I play youtube vids in 144p because I listen to them with the screen off and setting it to 144p saves mobile data.

I did end up going in on Youtube Premium and canceling my Spotify. It was entirely based on removing problems they created to sell premium. It was very dirty. Any opportunity to move my money to a competitor I will take.

Adblocker doesn't fix Youtube not playing with the screen inactive. Like when you're listening to a playlist and driving.

Also, on my Android phone, they make it so if you go to the Youtube website it will try to auto open the app. You can back out and go back to the website but it gets annoying.

I also found, weirdly, that my phone would crash listening to Youtube website in the car on wifi. Consistently it would make me have to reboot my phone. Premium, oddly, fixed it.

It's very predatory.

youtube (google), intentionally slows the buffering of videos, for users using ad blockers.

straight from their own "AI".

Google/YouTube slows video buffering for ad blocker users to discourage them from using the software, which violates its terms of service by blocking ad revenue. This is a deliberate tactic, though occasionally it can be exacerbated by bugs in the ad blockers themselves. The slowdown forces users to either remove the ad blocker or sign up for a YouTube Premium subscription to get an uninterrupted viewing experience.

Policy violation: YouTube's terms of service state that ad blocking is not allowed, as it deprives creators of ad revenue.

Enforcement tactics: To enforce this policy, YouTube intentionally slows down video playback for users with ad blockers.

Consequences: This leads to longer buffering times and slower loading, creating a frustrating user experience.

User choice: Users are given the option to disable their ad blocker or subscribe to YouTube Premium to resolve the issue.

Bugs vs. intentional slowdowns: While YouTube confirms it intentionally slows down video playback, some reports have also identified bugs in specific ad blocker software (like Adblock Plus) that can contribute to slowdowns

their "premium" service, also forces ads on you.

as for the resolutions, so far, depending on the uploader, i find, i can choose up to 4k, 2k, but mostly ends up with videos only going up to 1080p.

as for w/e else youtube (google) is doing, im sure plenty of it "anti consumer".

have a nice day peeps

Oprindeligt skrevet af パエトーン (Belle):

Server resources are not free. I'm surprised they had not done this sooner given how unprofitable youtube has been for years.

Unprofitable? XD