Youtube let the other shoe drop in their end-stage enshittification this week. Last month, they required you to turn on Youtube History to view the feed of youtube videos recommendations. That seems reasonable, so I did it. But I delete my history every 1 week instead of every 3 months. So they don't get much from my choices. It still did a pretty good job of showing me stuff I was interested in watching.

Then on Oct 1, they threw up a "You're using an Ad Blocker" overlay on videos. I'd use my trusty Overlay Remover plugin to remove the annoying javascript graphic and watch what I wanted. I didn't have to click the X to dismiss the obnoxious page.

Last week, they started placing a timer with the X so you had to wait 5 seconds for the X to appear so you could dismiss blocking graphic.

Today, there was a new graphic. It allowed you to view three videos before you had to turn off your Ad Blocker. I viewed a video 3 times just to see what happens.

Now all I see is this.

Google has out and out made it a violation of their ToS to have an ad blocker to view Youtube. Or you can pay them $$$.

I ban such sites from my systems by replacing their DNS name in my hosts file routed to 127.0.0.1 which means I can't view the site. I have quite a few banned sites now.

  • db2@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    11 months ago

    But I delete my history every 1 week instead of every 3 months. So they don’t get much from my choices.

    Implying that deleting them from your view actually deleted them.

  • hunt4peas@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    11 months ago

    PC: Install Firefox. Then install these extensions: Sponsorblock for YouTube, Enhancer for YouTube, uBlock Origins with all the filters turned on except the language filters (you can use them if you wish) and Return YouTube Dislike. Keep uBlock Filters updated by checking for filter updates once a day.

    Android: There’s Revanced. I use pre-built apks along with Vanced MicroG from RVX Lite in Telegram.

    Android TV: Install SmartTubeNext.

    Enjoy.

  • Porka_911@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    11 months ago

    As a premium subscriber for many years, I and my family really get value. I do pay in UAH though.

    • Happenchance@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Yes. In the same way that “Master” and “Slave” have been replaced for racist engineering terminology, “Whitelist” and “Blacklist” are replaced with “Allowlist” and “Blocklist”.

      • coffeeaddict@lemm.eeEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Do these terms actually come from racist backgrounds, or did they come up as a coincidence?
        It just feels weird someone would think of a way to degrade black people then decide to use blacklist for things they don’t want, then engineers decide to use master and slave to piss off black people whatever. Is that literally the history behind it?

        • Omega_Haxors@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          11 months ago

          Blacklist was specifically used to refer to the refusal of entry as if they were a black person, so yes there is a racist history. Master and Slave is pretty obvious why especially considering everyone uses Parent/Child and Primary/Secondary these days anyway. Like maybe 10% of the change was because of “je-I-mean-sjws being offended” and like 90% just practicality because they’re outdated terms that aren’t really used.

          • chakan2@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            11 months ago

            Lol…omg. lol.

            Phew.

            I’m sure Americans used blacklist like that at one time or another, but the origins are a list of enemies and had nothing to do with skin color.

            Master and Slave is also not something exclusive to black people, they’re generic terms that were appropriated.

      • cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        11 months ago

        it is not racist however. words get their meaning by their context. asking if you can bum a fag gets very different responses in the uk and outside

        in this case master 2a/d or 5 and I couldnt find any non people slavery related definition so maybe that should get changed after all

        • Chunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          11 months ago

          If you have ever said “Master Slave” architecture you are a racist and every single Black person in earshot had a panic attack. At least, that’s what we’re led to believe.

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.orgEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Use alternative yt front ends? YT Vanced, PipePipe, YMusic, and so on…

    Firefox with exentions or on PC?

    I have not seen any of this on my end, my IP does get blocked though, I just change it.

    I wonder how they are rolling it out.

    • Fades@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Exactly. Meanwhile in this post there are people begging others to turn off Adblock and sub to YT premium for creators sake lmao

      As if handing Google your money helps creators, nobody owes anyone a damn ad view let alone multiple unskipables

      • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.orgEnglish
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        11 months ago

        True.

        Many will help the people they like with donations and other ways instead of helping Alphabet (google) and the like.