• harsh3466@lemmy.ml
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    18 days ago

    The workaround is pay for YouTube premium.

    Edit: the above is is what the article says. Not my opinion. YT can get bent. Firefox + uBlock has been my “workaround” for years.

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        18 days ago

        I think that’s fine. Let the non-tech-savvy users pay for the service. It seems like they deserve it, and also they keep YT running for “free”.

        You can keep enjoying YT with Firefox + uBO or PipePipe on your phone.

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            18 days ago

            You could save nearly a couple hundred a year in most instances. LG have a dev account path, android is relatively simple I hear and various foss apps and patching apps will cover most.

            Google are undeserving of more money

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      18 days ago

      Don’t shoot the messenger, they’re just citing the “workaround” from the article. The article also mentions using uBlock but only after writing two paragraphs convincing you that Premium is totally the solution to go with.

      • harsh3466@lemmy.ml
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        18 days ago

        I was just citing the article’s stated workaround since that’s what everyone will want to know.

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          18 days ago

          The Internet is full of people who can’t understand irony unless they’re slapped in the face with the /s.

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          18 days ago

          The article can say that the sun is blue, that doesn’t make it true - which is the point you’re ignoring.

          Because buying premium is not a workaround for an ad blocker not working, it’s giving up on the broken extension.

          • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
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            18 days ago

            I’m not going to debate you on that, but the original commenter was saving people the effort of reading a pointless article, and getting shat on for it.

            I didn’t think that was fair.