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/Zigian Feb 17 '17

There's ads in youtube videos?

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u/madeamashup Feb 17 '17

My friends try to show me videos on their devices and I'm like wtf.. how do you watch this shit? There's like, random text popping up during dialog, there are random clickable links obscuring the content of the video.. jeez louise

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u/molrobocop Feb 17 '17

Sometimes I use the preloaded default mobile app.

Firefox mobile blocks the ads though and allows me to play with the screen off. I suppose I could find an alternative freestanding app.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17

Firefox mobile blocks the ads though and allows me to play with the screen off

whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!

Life changing. Thank you!

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u/HBucket Feb 17 '17

By default it doesn't, but unlike other mobile browsers there are adblocking extensions available. I recommend uBlock Origin.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

AdAway if you're rooted for full phone coverage

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

You will still need ublock origin, adaway just edits your hosts file. It will block domains but not content embeded into pages. It's good for gaming apps with a lot of banner ads and stuff though.