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I took the L and started paying for YT Premium since you can't really get rid of ads on LG TV otherwise
Did it with a bit of malicious compliance and opted for Family plan using argentinian VPN, totaling at less than $3 a month (and constantly dropping) for 5 people.
If you can sideload Android apps SmartTubeNext is a great option https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext
LG TVs are neither Android TV nor Google TV OS, so it's a no-go here
For the cost of 3 months of YouTube Premium, you can buy a $20 Onn 4k box that runs near stock Google TV and then have a much better experience with SmartTube Next.
True. In my case I was luckily able to root it and install YouTube Adfree from homebrew channel but apparently LG has patched most of the exploits in newest firmwares.
There's this tool for webos. https://github.com/webosbrew/dev-manager-desktop fairly easy to setup and it includes a patched youtube on their default apps. No root or scary stuff required for simple apps like these. I've used it and YouTube works pretty much like you expect it to.
Probably not ideal, but what about screen mirroring from your phone using a browser with adblock enabled?