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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

YouTube just made it harder to avoid ads with a tiny skip button

www.androidpolice.com

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YouTube just made it harder to avoid ads with a tiny skip button

www.androidpolice.com

Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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YouTube starts making everyone’s Skip button for ads smaller
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    ublock works perfectly, anything else shouldnt be used

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      The screenshot is from an iPhone, on which uBlock isn’t an available option.

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        Choose the walled garden, live in the walled garden.

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        delete the stupid app and use youtube on safari with adblock. works like a charm.

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          They’re talking about the Android authority website

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            are they? I think they talk about the screenshots on that page showing the youtube app on iphone.

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              It’s a screenshot of the Android authority website. It was what popped up immediately when I clicked on the link.

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        useless Google, we said iOS smh

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