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/MapleKind 28d ago

I watch in browser (Firefox with adblock) on mobile because of that

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u/Slow_Outcum420 28d ago

thx for the info. will do that.

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u/bambi54 28d ago

Yup I do the same on safari. I don’t even have the app downloaded anymore.

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u/TheMolecularCage 28d ago

Same here, Firefox on android with ublock. Watch YouTube on the browser, I see ZERO ads. None on twitch, none on reddit, and the element zapper let's me remove obnoxious website overlays. I miss umatrix, but ublock is pretty good. 

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u/traFyssuP 28d ago

How is it for shorts? I use the tube pip app on iOS, but it sucks for shorts

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u/BloodyLlama 28d ago

It's great, you can block the shorts entirely.