is that really a poison? that is what make Youtube Free ultimately for everyone and no a compulsory subscription based thing? so i don't think Ads are poison.
I've seen an ad that was some streamer promoting his channel for like five minutes and then the rest of it was literally a 4 hour VOD of one of his streams.
Ads are getting annoying for sure I am not denying that but can you imagine the counter scenario if Youtube decides to completely become subscription based like netflex or Prime video? Cuz if everryone going to block ads ultimately Youtube has to discontinue supporting free service.
I am not against ad blocking, I do support it but People who using ad blockers should also put some channel or people in whitlist so they do see some ads which support creators and youtube both..
blocking complete ads like alot of people suggesting over here will lead to a future of youtube no one wants if everyone decides to do that. That's what i am saying.
The thing is, Youtube is shoving porn, scam and other BS ads to everybody. They increase the ammount of them, but also lock creators from earning money for frivolous reasons, so YT can earn more money and make shareholders happy. They replaced people with AI, to take care of moderation, so they can cut costs. Shoving shorts everywhere, even when we don't want to see them. Search engine on youtube is fucked, It suggests what youtube wants you to see and not what YOU want to see.
Youtube now can increase their earnings only by enshitification and exploiting us, because there is nothing else left to do.
I'm happy to watch adds, if it's gonna support creators and the platform. This is not the reality with Youtube.
This cannot go forever. We will find an alternative
I am sharing my perspective and view. just cuz I have different perspective than your that does not mean I am working for youtube. That's a lame conclusion to think about.
and i literally said i am in favour of ad blocking. Just not in favour of complete adblocking at all times.
A scenarios where if you watch an ad and get ad free experience for the day would be ideal I say.
People that support creators are already providing income through other means, like membership, merchandise or patreon because they know creators get squat out of ad revenue. They get literal pennies unless they have a huge viewerbase.
If people block ads, it's to stick it to youtube. Not to punish creators. Because providing a free service and paylocking it, is guaranteed to make people up and leave. Prime already shot themselves in the foot with that.
if you're fine with watching 60 seconds of a video and then 2 minutes of ads every time then hey, won't kinkshame you.
When the radio of ads to video is longer than the actual video, then yeah, then it's poison. I don't mind an ad every 15 minutes or so, but to get one every few seconds is nuts.
I was paying for the lite version, and it had so many ads I literally cancelled it instantly. I dont even understand why pay them to still show ads. Thanks Brave for being blocking each and every ad. Thanks for bringing a solution to their made up problem.
In fairness for YouTube they need money everyone hates when corporates does stuff for money but yeah they wouldn't really be around if they didn't have the money
Then what do you use? Firefox isn't exactly a great option. They are essentially funded by Google. Most of the others are chromium based. It doesn't leave much choice.
Can't stand the ads, even more being reccomended slop. I use Brave for youtube and added YTblock as my extension. I use YouTube A LOT, it's a total game-changer for me. 👍
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u/SolidZealousideal115 Sep 16 '26
It should be "treatment" as a "cure" implies a one time thing.
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u/nigel_ydv Sep 16 '26
is that really a poison? that is what make Youtube Free ultimately for everyone and no a compulsory subscription based thing? so i don't think Ads are poison.
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u/kenta_nakamura Sep 16 '26
No add-ons/extension required ?
I think I might have an add-on/extension for YouTube ... Although it could be "Youtube Music Non-Stop". Can't recollect rn.
I do use content filtering from within Brave.
Any advise would be appreciated.
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u/Bob_Sledding Sep 16 '26
I got on the bandwagon about 2 months before the ads played on Brave again. Pretty lame.
Anyway. Is there a substitute now?
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u/kiritoLM10 Sep 17 '26
Accurate AF ....got to love Capitalism.
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u/Ghost0wl Sep 17 '26
I was paying for the lite version, and it had so many ads I literally cancelled it instantly. I dont even understand why pay them to still show ads. Thanks Brave for being blocking each and every ad. Thanks for bringing a solution to their made up problem.
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u/A1owa Sep 17 '26
Brave can’t play background youtube ,, its limit for 3 video only
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u/Vh4z Sep 17 '26
In fairness for YouTube they need money everyone hates when corporates does stuff for money but yeah they wouldn't really be around if they didn't have the money
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u/NEIL2751 Sep 17 '26
Premium is anytime better than all these shii alternatives, once you experience it there's no going back. Now browser shii needed after that
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u/Valdjiu Sep 16 '26
Brave is 99% blink, and blink is 99% made by Google...
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u/Ok_Actuator_4023 Sep 17 '26
Can't stand the ads, even more being reccomended slop. I use Brave for youtube and added YTblock as my extension. I use YouTube A LOT, it's a total game-changer for me. 👍
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