- Evil_Shrubbery ( @Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee ) 5•4 hours ago
Yes, I someones forget how people live.
Disgusting. - Nexy ( @Nexy@lemmy.sdf.org ) 10•17 hours ago
Put a pi-hole in my rooter filtering all adds of all webs and apps was the best thing I ever did.
- Slovene ( @Slovene@feddit.nl ) 1•26 minutes ago
put a pi-hole in my rooter
Giggity What would be the definition if it was in the urban dictionary?
- Malfeasant ( @Malfeasant@lemm.ee ) 5•18 hours ago
If I’m watching YouTube on my TV, I mute it when anything longer than a 5 second ad comes on. If what I’m watching is less than 10 minutes, I’ll just back out and start in again, usually it will come up without the ad, then seek to where I left off. Although oftentimes lately, I’ll be watching a 5 minute video, and I’ll get 1 minute in and get hit with an unskippable 2 minute ad, I just quit YouTube for the day.
- coolusername ( @coolusername@lemmy.ml ) 2•9 hours ago
dude use SmartTube on your smart tv https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube
it has adblock + sponsorblock
- JokeDeity ( @JokeDeity@lemm.ee ) 13•1 day ago
On my Roku TV I can’t block ads, when they play I mute the TV and look away. I am absolutely the level of autistic that I think I’m “winning” by doing this.
- Nexy ( @Nexy@lemmy.sdf.org ) 3•17 hours ago
With a pi-hole you can block the adds of all your house. You only need a raspberry pi.
- JokeDeity ( @JokeDeity@lemm.ee ) 1•40 minutes ago
I have a 3b somewhere, how complicated is setting it up? I only have the router/modem from my ISP.
- abbiistabbii ( @abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 6•1 day ago
if you mute ads on Spotify they pause the ad.
- charje ( @charje@lemmy.ml ) 4•1 day ago
I’m so glad I’m not alone.
- ceoofanarchism ( @theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English51•2 days ago
I use an add blocker to such an extent im horrified every time I’m on an unfamiliar device and have to deal with copious adds.
- bob_lemon ( @bob_lemon@feddit.org ) 1•4 hours ago
Basically me every time I open a website on my work laptop, where I cannot add browser extensions because of IT policies.
I honestly cannot fathom why large companies don’t include at least simple adblockers in their browser configurations. I don’t even need to block youtube ads, the banners on stackoverflow are bass enough). Would probably save fairly significant amounts of bandwidth, too.
- LillyPip ( @LillyPip@lemmy.ca ) 2•16 hours ago
I’m to the point that if whatever I’m watching/doing pops an ad at me, I reflexively make a snap judgement on whether I want to continue watching/doing whatever it is. Often the answer is ‘no’ and I’ll just bail entirely.
- prole ( @prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 12•1 day ago
I can’t even imagine raw-dogging the internet like that…
- SaltyIceteaMaker ( @SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml ) 9•1 day ago
uBlock origin carries my browser ngl
- Jake Farm ( @Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz ) English12•2 days ago
That would be a point where I would just never use YouTube again.
- Maeve ( @Maeve@midwest.social ) 1•4 hours ago
I’m doing this now. For Mr/Ms fix it myself, I don’t find much elsewhere. I hope that changes.
- FiskFisk33 ( @FiskFisk33@startrek.website ) 1•2 days ago
aint nobody got time for that
- Pissnpink ( @Pissnpink@feddit.uk ) 5•1 day ago
If you click the ad does the company have to pay like a fraction of a cent or something for a click through? Like if I always click on the ads can I make them pay for having waisted my time if it’s only a little bit?
- I_am_10_squirrels ( @I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ) 2•5 hours ago
That’s the idea behind the AdNauseum browser extension. “Click” on every single ad so that the data becomes worthless and the companies that are advertising have a negative return on investment. But it does mean that the ad server company gets more money.
- menemen ( @menemen@lemmy.ml ) 2•1 day ago
Might be contraproductive if google earns more with longer ads.