274

Google Ramps Up Crackdown on YouTube Ad-Blocking, Targets Third-Party Apps (www.ghacks.net)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

86 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Google warns users of these apps that their experience may deteriorate soon. They may "experience buffering issues" or see errors such as "the following content is not available on this app" when trying to watch videos.

Similar to Google Search, ads have become insufferable for many users of the service. There are too many of them, they may break the viewing experience, and they may show inappropriate content.

YouTube Premium is expensive. What weights more for some users is that its functionality is severely limited when compared to third-party apps.

The cat and mouse game continues.

For those looking to avoid ads or improve privacy, here are some options for free, open source, privacy-friendly frontends to YouTube without advertisements:

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/frontends/#youtube

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] 0Xero0@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

Google lost the battle even in their own browser so now they're trying to save face by attacking third party apps, dumbass just don't know how to take the L.

[-] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Aren't they implementing manifest v3 for addons soon, which will cripple adblockers on chrome?

[-] SteakRipums@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

When they do it's only a matter of time for users to search how to block ads and move to a new browser

[-] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Firefox

[-] 0Xero0@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

They attempted to blocking videos for adblock users on YouTube some time ago, it was effective for like, I don't know, a few days?

[-] Sgn@programming.dev -1 points 6 months ago

Chrome is still the most used browser

this post was submitted on 16 Apr 2024

274 points (96.6% liked)

Technology

58981 readers

3940 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

Follow the lemmy.world rules.
Only tech related content.
Be excellent to each another!
Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
Politics threads may be removed.
No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS