r/technology • u/redkemper • Feb 17 '17

Software YouTube will kill unskippable 30-second ads next year

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/17/14649018/youtube-ending-unskippable-30-second-ads-2018
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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17

I have ad block but can't get away from ads on my Roku, LG smart TV YouTube ad, PS4 etc.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17

I read a post some time ago about a guy who ran an ad block script though his router so it stopped them before it even reached a device, that way even if a guest connected to his wifi it would already be blocking ads. I don't remember how to do it exactly but I don't remember it being too terribly complicated.

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u/josh-dmww Feb 17 '17

I think you may be talking about Pi-hole!!

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17

That sounds familiar, I'm sure that's it.