I’ve been seeing a lot of posts & comments ranting about how long YouTube ads are [Edit: specifically, ON LEMMY], how tiny the little X is to close popups, etc and I don’t get it. It’s less effort to install blockers than it is to keep complaining about ads.
Browser: uBlock Origin on Firefox, works on both Android and Desktop (Windows/Linux)
Most Android apps: RethinkDNS to block third-party ads
YouTube: NewPipe or ReVanced Manager
Reddit: ReVanced Manager
They get their money from advertisers and by selling your data even when they charge for it. Advertising is out of control and paid services are increasingly including them despite charging you. I wouldn’t have a problem with paid services if they had a fair price, offered a good service, and didn’t have ads but the trend has been to increasingly offer worse service for more money, oh and maybe some ads too! Gotta chase those profits.