misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoYouTube confirms your pause screen is now fair game for adswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square226fedilinkarrow-up1855arrow-down110cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zippiracy@zerobytes.monstertechnology@zerobytes.monsterprivacy@zerobytes.monster
arrow-up1845arrow-down1external-linkYouTube confirms your pause screen is now fair game for adswww.theverge.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square226fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zippiracy@zerobytes.monstertechnology@zerobytes.monsterprivacy@zerobytes.monster
minus-squareWorx@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoIf only YouTube ads were as unobtrusive as PornHub’s… one five-second-skippable ad before each video is all I’ve ever seen
minus-squareAndromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoExcept the ads on porn sites are easier to block than YouTube’s intrusive garbage. A simple DNS filter should be enough for most porn ads, whereas YouTube requires more complex blocking techniques.
minus-squareYuri addict@ani.socialcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoand some piracy sites too
like on porn sites
If only YouTube ads were as unobtrusive as PornHub’s… one five-second-skippable ad before each video is all I’ve ever seen
Except the ads on porn sites are easier to block than YouTube’s intrusive garbage. A simple DNS filter should be enough for most porn ads, whereas YouTube requires more complex blocking techniques.
and some piracy sites too