• wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one
    491·
    1 year ago

    Ad blockers work fine, what do you mean? Youtube lost, their next big idea wont even try kicking in until next year.

  • yukichigai@kbin.social
    391·
    1 year ago

    As others have said, adblockers do still work on YouTube. Specifically, uBlock Origin works great on YouTube, as long as you don’t use it with any other adblockers.

    Also if you’re using Chrome, stop using Chrome. uBlock Origin still works on Chrome most of the time but Google is doing their best to kill it off. Switch to Firefox.

  • Smokeydope@lemmy.worldEnglish
    341·
    1 year ago

    Ad blockers do still work on YouTube if you switch to Firefox. Aternatiely you ca n try out some 3rd party YouTube front end websites like invidious and piped. Just try out a few different instances each are a little different and some may work better than others.

    I personally like vid.puffyan.us for invidious and piped.video for piped.

  • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
    3613·
    1 year ago

    You don’t.

    You’ll take whatever cock daddy capitalism shoves down your throat and you’ll damn well like it.

    Or use an adblocker.

  • KingJalopy @lemm.ee
    144·
    1 year ago

    Just use newpipe or something similar. I haven’t used the actual YouTube app in years there’s literally no reason to

  • centof@lemm.eeEnglish
    155·
    1 year ago

    Here’s a creative way to do it.

    1. Print out the downvote symbol and a screenshot of the ad.
    2. Dip the paper in dog shit to emphasize that the ad is a shitpost.
    3. Send it to 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043.
    4. ???
    5. Profit.
  • mhague@lemmy.world
    112·
    1 year ago

    You can affect the ads by finding normal ads around the internet (served by Google) and telling Google what is and isn’t relevant to you.

    However, Google seems to allow advertisers to lie and game their system. Ie PragerU will advertise some “trans is bad” “children’s book” schlock, labeled as “video games.”

    When you’re already sucking it up and trying to fairly engage with Google, it’s disheartening to see they don’t even pay attention to what they serve people.

    • echo64@lemmy.world
      71·
      1 year ago

      So this comment kind of misunderstands how the Google ad system works for youtube.

      When you click on a video, Google presents you, and the video you are watching (with categories associated with you and the video) to an auction. Advertisers then bid on your view, and whoever has the highest bid wins, you see their ad. This is all automated and happens in the blink of an eye, but that’s the basic system.

      This means that parties that want to show ads to you will get to, no matter your preferences.

  • Nix@merv.newsEnglish
    112·
    1 year ago

    Its not possible to “downvote” ads but you can still block them by using ublock origin on firefox

  • Ziggurat@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    102·
    1 year ago

    Knocking on wood, but at the moment ublock origin+ firefox still do the trick ? Well get the warning twice sine they start fighting adblocker, so it may change at some point.

    But indeed, I should use youtube less, I pay for spotify, but sometimes use as a source for music, I tend to then fall on clickbaits video especially when cooking.

  • CaptObvious@literature.cafe
    6·
    1 year ago

    Short answer: You can’t

    Slightly longer answer: Report it as offensive, dangerous, or porn

    ETA: Best answer: As already mentioned, use FF + uBO