ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agoYouTube adds new hurdles for ad blockers, and there's currently no way around itwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square173linkfedilinkarrow-up1423arrow-down114
arrow-up1409arrow-down1external-linkYouTube adds new hurdles for ad blockers, and there's currently no way around itwww.androidauthority.comardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square173linkfedilink
minus-squareentwine@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·15 hours ago Why the fuck are you posting YouTube comments? Why the fuck are you using Brave? Stop using the YouTube app/website, get an alt frontend like FreeTube, Grayjay, Revanced, etc. Not only do they remove ads and make it impossible for Google to track you, they have better UX than the official apps.
minus-squarepleaseletmein@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoWhat’s wrong with Brave?/gen I keep seeing positive comments about it, so there must be something I don’t know.
minus-squarexXemokidforeverXx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoHere’s a pretty in-depth explanation. https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-brave-browser/ The article is from 2023, so I’m not sure if they’ve improved since then.
minus-squarePeruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours agoWhat alternative do you recommend for watching YouTube on a PC?
minus-squarebr0da@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·12 hours agoOne of the options laid out above: FreeTube
Stop using the YouTube app/website, get an alt frontend like FreeTube, Grayjay, Revanced, etc. Not only do they remove ads and make it impossible for Google to track you, they have better UX than the official apps.
What’s wrong with Brave?/gen I keep seeing positive comments about it, so there must be something I don’t know.
Here’s a pretty in-depth explanation. https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-brave-browser/ The article is from 2023, so I’m not sure if they’ve improved since then.
What alternative do you recommend for watching YouTube on a PC?
One of the options laid out above: FreeTube