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YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blocker::YouTube has been cracking down on people using ad blockers. Now, a spokesperson says that using ad blockers could lead to "suboptimal viewing."

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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've switched to the FreeTube app on desktop and now I'm just using it without a second thought. No ads and a much faster and better YouTube with absolutely no ads.

I'm not about to pay one of the richest and morally corrupt companies in the world for YouTube.