Google slows down Firefox users when watching YouTube…

  • MylesRyden@social.vivaldi.net
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    7 months ago

    @BombOmOm @furycd001
    I am sort of in a content slump right now. The YouTube adblocker blocker has me watching much less and noticing the content actually kinda sucks.

    Most news sites are either paywalled or adblocked blocked or so stuffed with ads it’s unreadable.

    Even my library app doesn’t have books newer than like 2019.

    This DRM shit totally sucks.

    • Fosheze@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      What ad blocker are you using? I’m using ublock origin and I still haven’t seen the ad blocker blocker thing on anything.

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        7 months ago

        @Fosheze
        I use PiHole at home for sytem wide blocking and Vivaldi as my main browser.

        I get the adblocker blocker on my main google account, but I have a couple of others for hobbies and I have not seen the blocker there.

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          7 months ago

          Even though Pi hole doesn’t block youtube ads, that’s probably what is triggering the ad blocker blocker. Unfortunately I don’t know a way around that but I’m sure someone in one of the pihole communities has figured it out.

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          7 months ago

          Vivaldi looks like it supports extensions. Try out UBlock Origin for it. I use that add-on and a PiHole and have had no issues.

    • H3L1X@lemmy.ml
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      7 months ago

      I am in a similar situation. I did just start using RSS and that has been interesting. Nice to get everything in one spot, with no ads, and it’s specifically what I’m interested in.