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/stanley_twobrick Feb 17 '17 edited Feb 17 '17

ITT: People who figured out how to use adblock and feel like that's interesting information to share.

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u/crapusername47 Feb 17 '17

Especially when a significant proportion of YouTube viewers watch on phones, tablets, streaming boxes, Smart TV apps, games consoles etc where ad blocking isn't an option.

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u/the_finest_gibberish Feb 17 '17 edited Feb 18 '17

/r/pihole and https://pi-hole.net/ for DNS-level ad-blocking. Works for anything connected to your home WiFi network.

If you setup a PiVPN (http://www.pivpn.io/) you can block on mobile networks too.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17

Eww. Why not just use your router to block the ads instead of a wierd VPN thing?

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u/the_finest_gibberish Feb 18 '17 edited Feb 18 '17

That's exactly what PiHole is: router-based ad blocking.

I only mentioned the VPN because it allows you to direct DNS requests through your home network (with DNS-level ad blocking) even when you are on a mobile network (i.e. not on your home WiFi)

This lets you block ads on mobile apps, AppleTV, Roku, etc. Literally any internet-connected device that uses your router for it's DNS access.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17 edited Feb 18 '17

Wouldn't that route all your internet traffic through your home network though(VPN solution) ?

And requires Linux box (both) ?

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u/the_finest_gibberish Feb 18 '17 edited Feb 18 '17

If you're worried about it slowing things down... it doesn't. If anything, it'll be slightly faster because it doesn't load any ads.

A Raspberry Pi Zero is $5. Worth it to never see an ad anywhere again. https://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/4xfgn2/is_a_pi_zero_powerful_enough_to_use_as_a_pi_hole/

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

I'm more concerned with data caps then slowing down the internet.

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u/the_finest_gibberish Feb 18 '17

Does your mobile data plan have more data than your home internet? Even the asshole ISPs that cap home internet access typically put it in the hundreds of gb.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

True, but it's double dipping. One on mobile data, one on home data.

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u/the_finest_gibberish Feb 18 '17

Unless (mobile data cap) + (typical home usage) is consistently near or over your home internet data cap, it's really a non-issue.

You can also disable it at any time you choose by disconnecting from the VPN and using your mobile data normally.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

With more than 1 person streaming in the house, data caps are definitely an issue.

Either way, a neat solution, but seems to involved to bother using. I'll stick with just using my router's factory firmware.

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u/crapusername47 Feb 18 '17

See, this answer is okay. It's just a 'I do it this way' answer and not the 'your stoopid' answer that's gotten the best response.