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Those YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three months (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 2 days ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 64 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I use Firefox with uBlock Origin and SponsorBlock. I never see any ads on youtube.

[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Reminder that Firefox on mobile also has ublock origin and other add ons that improve the experience.

[–] Hiro8811@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

Yeah extensions on Firefox mobile is fucking awesome

[–] runner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago

This is the way. Just make sure to disable the YouTube app on your phone so links people send you don't open in the app.

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 1 points 1 day ago

I find using it in a browser clunky. Much prefer a dedicated app (now I use Tubular), which gives some extra functions like downloads, history and playlists.

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Does Firefox on iOS have extensions? I have to use Orion by Kagi to get extensions on iOS.

[–] oKtosiTe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

It does not. If you don’t want to sideload, consider AdGuard and/or Vinegar. Only works with Safari, though.

[–] LucidNightmare@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Look into Sideloadly and uYouPlus by qnblackcat . I’ve been using it for years now, and while a hassle to sign the apps every week, it’s the best we have unfortunately.

[–] Vinstaal0@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Safari in itself also blocks a lot of ads, but if that is not enough IOS users can also install Firefox. There is no reason to watch ads anymore

[–] oKtosiTe@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

As far as I know, Firefox doesn’t have ad blocking or extensions on iOS. Safari with AdGuard does pretty well though, and there’s Vinegar for YouTube specifically.