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submitted 1 year ago by sociablefish@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

When you block ads on YouTube, the ads are deleted. This has the problem of not giving creators money, forcing you to actually spend $10/mo or whatever the average Patreon subscription is. What if there was an option for an ad to play in the background while a black rectangle covers the screen while temporarily muting the browser tab? (Since the ad still plays in the background, the creator still gets money, allowing you to be a freeloader) edit: peertube has no ads

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[-] freamon@endlesstalk.org 66 points 1 year ago

Have you perhaps considered blocking the screen with a big piece of cardboard? No coding required.

[-] aperson@beehaw.org 27 points 1 year ago

Maybe just close your eyes, stick your fingers in your ears, and shouting 'lalalalala' for a minute or so? No cardboard required.

[-] MX36@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Instructions unclear, fingers stuck in eyes.

[-] idunnololz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I use an app on Windows called ontopreplica. The original purpose of it is to draw another window on top of other windows but I legit use it to block random stuff I don't want to see.

this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2023
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