#so the adblocker-blocker can't tell

[lucientheartisticfox]

i switched my yt ad blocker (bc of the dumb popups) and now i can see the like sidebar ads and stuff. and one of the first that i saw was "ARE YOU LESBIAN QUIZ" and like. yes. yes i am. i'm an aroace lesbian, but still a lesbian. thanks yt

#ps the ad blocker is “fadblocker” #it doesn't actually BLOCK the ads #just plays them REALLY fast #so the adblocker-blocker can't tell #and yters still get revenue! #i think #it's great #it DID do weird things with some playlists i had on other tabs when i first installed it #just like #skipped a bunch of vids for some reason #'twas very strange #but i think that was a one time thing that had to do with it reloading the tabs and gettin' itself goin' #update it did do that again but i also think that might have been it having an issue with one of my other extensions #bc it also skipped past the end of the playlist i had going which happened before i got it as well #i think it has to do with the non-stop youtube extension i have? #but i'm really not sure #it also happened while i was asleep so idrk #i don't think it and non-stop yt get along very well #bc non-stop yt is supposed to keep the “are you still watching?” pop-ups from appearing #but recently it's only been successfully keeping the vids from stopping #so like i'll wake up and my music is still playing but the pop-up is also there

[sexhaver]

can you tell us all the plugins / ad blockers you use

on desktop, uBlock Origin (NOT Adblock Plus! they sold out years ago! they literally take money from advertisers to make sure their ads get through their filters!) and SponsorBlock for Firefox. if you still see ads on youtube specifically check out this page. if it's green, then the problem is with your specific installation and you should check out this reddit megathread. if it's red, then tough luck, wait a few hours for uBlock's crack team of hackers to catch back up in their constant arms race with Youtube.

for Android, get ReVanced Manager from here and use that + an .apk download of the latest Youtube release (just google "youtube apk") to patch yourself together a version of the Youtube app that acts like you paid for Advanced even though you didn't, which means no ads. also, side tangent, that's where the name comes from: originally it was just "Youtube Vanced" because it was "Advanced" without the "ad"s. then the Vanced team got slapped with a C&D for being dumbasses and minting NFTs of the Vanced logo, which was literally just the Youtube logo, so ReVanced rose from the ashes to continue its legacy. oh also there are a shitload of boxes you can check off during the patching process and one of them just integrates Sponsorblock for you, so that's nice.

i should also mention here, for no reason in particular, that the Vanced Manager app lets you patch a number of other apps in the same way, removing ads and adding "premium" features without you having to pay. one of these apps may or may not be Tumblr itself.

as long as you're fucking with your Android, download xManager and use it to get ad-free Spotify without paying for it. iirc the app auto-downloads the apk for you but it's been months since i last fucked with it so i might be misremembering.

honorary mention goes to NewPipe for being a way easier to install alternative to all of the above if you don't care about logging in. it's an alternate frontend for youtube that lets you watch it ad-free right out of the box. the main drawbacks are that the UI is a little ugly (especially compared to the official/ReVanced version), you can't use Sponsorblock, and it doesn't sync with your Google account (this could be a plus for you if you're big into privacy but personally i like having my likes and watch history synced across desktop and mobile). although now that i just did some research to make sure i wasn't talking out my ass, it looks like the original dev is working on a forked version of the app named Tubular that does have Sponsorblock and is apparently trying to get google account stuff working, so that's cool. oh and it can also browse/play Soundcloud ad-free, if you still use Soundcloud in 2024

[neganium]

tfw u wanna watch bnha, but kissanime will block ur ass if u come knockin’ bc u use adblockers and refuse to do otherwise, and u don’t know of any other sites that are as good, or that won’t do the same goddamn thing :T

#I also kind of want to watch some things on kimcartoon; but while they don't ban u for having them #I still haven't figured out a way around their adblock blockers :( #just using stands on that site is hell bc there are so many things that it doesn't cover; and u have to block manually #not to mention these that some of these things are apparently different every page; so u're always blocking /something/ #ugh; it's too hot for this shit #I want to catch up on DC at some point; too; but I'm not sure what episode I watched last #and can't know without checking #but if I go they'll block my ass bc I have to actually BE on the site to disable anything #stupid-ass bullshit; I'm telling you...