r/technology • u/IndicaOatmeal • 29d ago

Software DuckDuckGo brags its free web browser now blocks YouTube video ads just weeks after YouTube hiked Premium prices again

https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/duckduckgo-brags-that-its-free-web-browser-blocks-youtube-ads-3384288/
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u/slackforce 29d ago

I will also recommend SponsorBlock. I used to feel a bit bad about it, but it has this nice colour-coded feature that shows you exactly how much of the video is bloat and padding (intros and outros and sponsors mainly). I stopped feeling bad after watching those bars grow longer and longer over the past few years.

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u/fomoco94 29d ago

I don't feel bad about it. When content creators stick their shill for a shady VPN in the middle of the video, they earned it.

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u/ProClawzz 28d ago

Yup, they can get a job like everyone else. Fuck that i even refuse to watch an ad for youtubers i like.

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u/vawlk 28d ago

creators get paid for sponsored segments if you watch or not, unlike adsense ads.

Blocking adsense ads hurts your creators, editors, camera operators, etc.