ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThose YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three monthswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square257linkfedilinkarrow-up1607arrow-down113cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1594arrow-down1external-linkThose YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three monthswww.pcgamer.comByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square257linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareL3ft_F13ld!@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoOn your phone (and other devices) you can also use a DNS adblocker. Less effective, but good for most people. Mullvad. Control D. AdGuard. ETA: This usually doesn’t work on YouTube. Sorry for any confusion. Works decently enough for other ads at least.
minus-squareCairhienBookworm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoDNS filering alone doesn’t work for YouTube in my experience.
minus-squareL3ft_F13ld!@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYou’re absolutely right and I forgot that for a moment there.
On your phone (and other devices) you can also use a DNS adblocker. Less effective, but good for most people.
Mullvad.
Control D.
AdGuard.
ETA: This usually doesn’t work on YouTube. Sorry for any confusion. Works decently enough for other ads at least.
DNS filering alone doesn’t work for YouTube in my experience.
You’re absolutely right and I forgot that for a moment there.