ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoThose YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three monthswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square257linkfedilinkarrow-up1607arrow-down113
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minus-squareL3ft_F13ld!@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 years 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-up2·2 years agoDNS filering alone doesn’t work for YouTube in my experience.
minus-squareL3ft_F13ld!@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years 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.