ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoThose YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three monthswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square242fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThose YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three monthswww.pcgamer.comByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square242fedilink
minus-squareL3ft_F13ld!@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-218 days agoOn your phone (and other devices) you can also use a DNS adblocker. Less effective, but good for most people. Mullvad. Control D. AdGuard. ETA: This usually doesn’t work on YouTube. Sorry for any confusion. Works decently enough for other ads at least.
minus-squareCairhienBookworm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·18 days agoDNS filering alone doesn’t work for YouTube in my experience.
On your phone (and other devices) you can also use a DNS adblocker. Less effective, but good for most people.
Mullvad.
Control D.
AdGuard.
ETA: This usually doesn’t work on YouTube. Sorry for any confusion. Works decently enough for other ads at least.
DNS filering alone doesn’t work for YouTube in my experience.