• Cousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.ch
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    20 hours ago

    I’m divided on this. I happily pay streaming services for ad-free plans but I’ve never been so into YouTube that I’ve wanted to pay for it. I have it blocked outright anyway (part of my “fuck Google” blocklist collection).

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      19 hours ago

      Sponsorblock, ublock origin on Firefox. You’ll never see an ad again on YouTube.

      There is a wealth of actual information on YouTube, it’s a decent tool once you weed past the bullshit. I wouldn’t just outright block it.

      I used a VPN to turkey for 3 years to pay for premium, was $4/month for family plan. The prices are outrageous, ublock origin fixes that bullshit. My money goes to helping block more advertisers now.