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0 pointsskyyler1y ago0 comments

I proudly block ads while giving directly to the people that make the stuff I like.

I know I'm in the minority, but I block ads because of memetic hygiene. I don't want to deprive artists but I'm not sitting through adslop for a podcaster's sake.

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Thorrez1y ago

With Youtube at least, you can buy Youtube premium, so you don't have to sit through Youtube ads without needing an ad blocker (though you'll still have to sit through any ads the Youtuber directly adds into the video itself).

Disclosure: I work at Google.

skyylerOP1y ago

I use Youtube Premium, plus an ad blocker, plus an extension that removes shorts, plus an extension that skips sponsored segments.

Soon, I'm going to need an extension that removes the AI stuff I don't want and didn't ask for.

Using youtube in 2025 is exhausting.

Thorrez1y ago

Does the ad blocker do anything on Youtube since you have premium? It'll of course do things on other sites, but I'm wondering if it has any impact on Youtube.

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coffeecantcode1y ago

Care to share these extensions?

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dspillett1y ago

At £12/month YT Premium feels rather expensive for what we'd get out of it (though we have considered it for our Dad who uses it for music and train videos a lot) compared to other subscription services.

Also note that while it takes away the ads, it does nothing about the stalking (which bothers me much more than the adverts themselves) the results from which will be used to serve ads if you cancel in future (and in any case may be made available, directly or otherwise, to third parties, unless that part of the terms has changed).

Thorrez1y ago

US prices:

Netflix 1080p: $18/mo. Netflix 4k: $25/mo. No annual plan.

Youtube Premium, which offers 4k, is $14/mo, or $120/yr for the annual plan (which averages to $12/mo).

UK prices:

Netflix 1080p: £13/mo. Netflix 4k: £19/mo. No annual plan.

Youtube Premium: £12/mo. No annual plan.

It's interesting how in the Youtube Premiums discount over Netflix is smaller in the UK than the US, and how Youtube Premium lacks an annual plan in the UK.

>Also note that while it takes away the ads, it does nothing about the stalking

Does an ad blocker change that?

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Thorrez1y ago

Disclosure: I work at Google.

skyylerOP1y ago

I use Youtube Premium, plus an ad blocker, plus an extension that removes shorts, plus an extension that skips sponsored segments.

Soon, I'm going to need an extension that removes the AI stuff I don't want and didn't ask for.

Using youtube in 2025 is exhausting.

Thorrez1y ago

Does the ad blocker do anything on Youtube since you have premium? It'll of course do things on other sites, but I'm wondering if it has any impact on Youtube.

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coffeecantcode1y ago

Care to share these extensions?

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dspillett1y ago

Thorrez1y ago

US prices:

Netflix 1080p: $18/mo. Netflix 4k: $25/mo. No annual plan.

Youtube Premium, which offers 4k, is $14/mo, or $120/yr for the annual plan (which averages to $12/mo).

UK prices:

Netflix 1080p: £13/mo. Netflix 4k: £19/mo. No annual plan.

Youtube Premium: £12/mo. No annual plan.

It's interesting how in the Youtube Premiums discount over Netflix is smaller in the UK than the US, and how Youtube Premium lacks an annual plan in the UK.

>Also note that while it takes away the ads, it does nothing about the stalking

Does an ad blocker change that?

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