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
I think many people would rather complain than install ad blockers. One thing I do hate now is Prime Video, it now has ads even for Prime members. It’s inconsistent though. Tonight I tried to start watching Gev V again and it wanted to show 1:30 worth of ads, I kept going back and pressing play again but best I got was like 56 seconds. I said screw it, I could stand 56 seconds but it’s the principle.
Arrrr!