Google's anti-ad scripts are breaking browsers and privacy plugins. It could get worse because Google controls the ad market, Chrome, and the extension store.

Google’s anti-ad scripts are breaking browsers and privacy plugins. It could get worse because Google controls the ad market, Chrome, and the extension store.

  • @[email protected]
    2•2 years ago

    Still having 0 problems on Firefox with just Ublock Origin and adguard. Hopefully it stays that way

      • Free Palestine 🇵🇸
        1•2 years ago

        Opera GX 🤢🤮

        Use a proper browser like Firefox or preferably LibreWolf with a proper adblocker like uBlock Origin. LibreWolf even comes with uBO preinstalled. It also makes many other significant privacy security improvements compared to normal Firefox.

        • @[email protected]English
          0•2 years ago

          Literally say I have uBO on so lol chill. It works fine so I see no need to swap. Been using opera since before it went chromium and it’s been fine so no real need to swap. Haven’t run into issues with being told to use chrome/edge I’ve seen people post on here, haven’t run into issues with having to update uBO or anything for it to work with YouTube so I’m fine. Plus workspaces and CPU/Internet limiters are nice.

          • Free Palestine 🇵🇸
            1•2 years ago

            I do actually see a need for you to switch, Opera is one of the shadiest browsers owned by some weird Chinese company. It collects all of your data and sends it right to China, I wouldn’t be comfortable using this, it’s far worse than Chrome or even Edge. They also run really weird ads and marketing campaigns, just use Firefox or LibreWolf, the latter has uBlock Origin preinstalled and it’s pre-configured for maximum privacy. I can only recommend it!

            • @[email protected]English
              -1•2 years ago

              I mean I don’t really care if China has my data. Rather them than a US company. Not much china’s government can do about me (and not like I’m gonna be some high priority target for them so, whatever. If they wanted my data that bad they could just buy it from every American company anyways. )

              Understandable though if you don’t want china having your data. I just have mostly given up on caring about it. Someone is gonna have my data anyways.

              • Fluffery
                0•2 years ago

                Its not the point of China having your data. Its the point of opera sells that data, and they have it in the first place

                • @[email protected]
                  0•2 years ago

                  Not everyone cares so much about that.

                  Someone knowing things about me in general is not a big deal.

  • @[email protected]
    1•2 years ago

    Honestly, I think it’s great: if it annoys people enough, they will move out from Chrome and install Firefox (or one of its forks) with good extensions for blocking ads on YouTube. It seems to be the only solution to break the monopoly of Google on browsers. So go Google, I believe in you!

    • @[email protected]
      1•2 years ago

      Nah, most people are dumb, they will just continue to complain and assume there is nothing they can do.

      • @[email protected]
        0•2 years ago

        Yeah but even dumb people when annoyed enough will listen to alternatives. Specially when this one is so damn easy. It’s not like editing config files or changing partitions, it’s just using another damn browser.

        • @[email protected]
          1•2 years ago

          The key is “annoyed enough”. I personally know many people who have never used adblockers and don’t see why they’re necessary.

  • @[email protected]
    0•2 years ago

    So far a Firefox workaround seems to be copying the URL into a fresh private browser window.

    It may not be enough to matter, but a not-insignificant number of users will simply abandon YouTube if this keeps up.

    • @[email protected]
      0•2 years ago

      This is a dumb take. Being behind a paywall means it’s not controlled by Google and its ad network.

      Are these webpages and people just supposed to work for free?

        • @[email protected]
          0•2 years ago

          I pay for YouTube and I think people need to stop complaining so much about ads if they’re not willing to support the infrastructure or the creators they likely watch hours and hours of content from.

          I also think Google is charging too much and should decouple music from videos, but that’s another subject.

          • JWBananasEnglish
            1•2 years ago

            I also pay for YouTube. I just don’t normally bring it up because it usually results in a lot of rather unpleasant replies.

            It’s fascinating, really.

            Google gets a lot of hate for being a data collection behemoth. The whole “if you aren’t paying, you are the product” thing. And rightfully so.

            And pirates love to say that if companies would just charge a reasonable rate for an easy-to-use service, then they would just pay instead of pirating.

            But when it comes to YouTube, a lot of people seem to want to have it both ways.