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YouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave (9to5google.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I am for sure one of the smaller number of people doing this, but I watch YouTube on my TV using the TV app. As a result I always had to watch ads. I wish I could avoid them. I suppose a could watch from an alternative and then AirPlay it to my TV, but that’s about it.

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  • [+] -20 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Changing your router DNS to something that blocks ads (or a pihole at home) and you'll never have to watch ads ever again, YouTube or elsewhere

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Of course this is possible but this involves more than just pihole. I'm running this with a combo of adaway + mikrotik router with port based NATing.

    People downvoting you are like the angrycry meme about the low to high IQ gauge.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Does a network pihole block YouTube ads?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Not anymore, it used to. Pihole can only block ads that are served from known ad servers. But with the way ads are served on YT, it can't block them without also blocking the entire video.

    My pi hole currently blocks around 10% of all the requests made on my network. So its still worthwhile for cutting down on some ads and tracking.

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