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[–] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't know how or why you see ads on YouTube. I have been using firefox and before that whatever else, for a very long time. I have not seen an ad of any kind on YouTube in many MANY years. And since sponsor block came out I've only seen a few that managed to slip through. I just fast forward. But why would anyone suffer YouTube with ads? You're volunteering for it at this point because it's insanely easy to block them.

[–] ruan@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This just proves you are not the average user of YouTube...

The average user of YouTube user either their TV app or their official mobile app, not the website.

Me too, I also use adblockers when accessing it via the website in my computer, however when I'm watching things on living room I have to use the official apps.

So yeah, most users suffer with their ads because it's easier to use the official apps.

YouTube app already comes installed in most Smart TVs, already comes installed in almost all Android phones (which is majority of the marketshare worldwide)...

[–] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Yeah I wasn’t thinking about these things, you’re right. I mean, even with “Smart” TV (don’t get me started) I have a media dedicated computer with a small footprint attached and I do everything via that.

I don’t use any tech that I’m not fully in control of, unless I have no other choice. The tv thing I completely realize is the minority case. I know only tech geeks who have the knowhow are doing anything like that.

The whole smart tv thing is irrelevant to me because it’s such a scam. They stop updating apps after a certain amount of time, forcing the users to just chuck a perfectly good tv and buy something new because apps are no longer being maintained on that one. Such a fucking scam. But P. T. Barnum called it long ago, “There’s a sucker born every minute.”