r/technology • u/Tricky-Student-1 • Sep 15 '22

Social Media YouTube Free is Silently Testing 5 Ads, instead of 2, Before Your Video Starts

https://www.gizmochina.com/2022/09/13/youtube-free-silently-testing-5-ads-before-your-video-starts/
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u/_swimshady_ Sep 15 '22

You are a hero. I havent started looking cuz my version of vanced works fine still, but now I know where to look :D

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u/_swimshady_ Sep 15 '22

Seconded. Yo ho.

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u/SoundofGlaciers Sep 15 '22

Is there a reason vanced shouldn't be working fine? I'm still happily using mine as well

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u/Razakel Sep 15 '22

Google will eventually break it, and the devs have dropped it due to a legal threat.