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YouTube's ‘War’ on Adblockers Shows How Google Controls the Internet (www.404media.co)

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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.

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[-] 1984@lemmy.today 10 points 1 year ago

FreeTube works fantastic on desktop. No ads and instant playback and high quality. Amazing app.

[-] cavemeat@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I second this, I use freetube and I love it

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