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UndercoverUlrikHD ,

I keep seeing ads of Roger Federer being arrested. It’s in German (VPN) so I have no idea what it’s all about.

jon ,
@jon@lemmy.tf avatar

Get uBlock Origin and then YouTube will stop serving all ads. Or quit using YouTube entirely since Google is doing everything in their power to run the platform down the drain.

library_napper ,
@library_napper@monyet.cc avatar

Just block the ads lol

ReakDuck ,

Never worked for me. Just adblock

KarnaSubarna , (edited )
@KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml avatar

Here is a list of YouTube privacy front-ends that helps to avoid all such problems altogether.

github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends#youtube

HeyLow ,

Yeah I switched to using invidious, haven’t looked back

sugar_in_your_tea ,

Same, but I’m on NewPipe on mobile and uBlock Origin on Firefox on desktop. Haven’t seen an ad on YouTube in years.

lurch ,

Just ditch Youtube

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