boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoYouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block adswww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square156fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareEmerald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoWorse case scenario, we gotta make an extension that detects the ad UI and blanks the screen and mutes the audio until its over
minus-squareSimulation6@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoAnd fast forwards to the end of the ad, if possible
minus-squareVaeril@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoI just found a userscript that mutes, skips, and lets you black out the ads. Worked during my brief test of it. I’ll probably use this if adblock or other clients are bricked. https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/9165-auto-close-youtube-ads
Worse case scenario, we gotta make an extension that detects the ad UI and blanks the screen and mutes the audio until its over
And fast forwards to the end of the ad, if possible
I just found a userscript that mutes, skips, and lets you black out the ads. Worked during my brief test of it. I’ll probably use this if adblock or other clients are bricked.
https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/9165-auto-close-youtube-ads