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Linus Tech Tips uploaded a video showing how to block ads on Youtube. Which was removed by Youtube for community guidelines violations. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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https://files.catbox.moe/a6111d.png / https://nitter.poast.org/LinusTech/status/1825956050685800834

If you go the video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsjHMzGl-VY. You will see it's gone. So Youtube being Youtube.

Here's a Odysee mirror of the video, https://odysee.com/@jopec:7/linus-tech-tips-degoogle-your-life-part-2-adfree-youtube:0.

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[–] tabular@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Request I watch an ad but give me content either way means I can decline the ad. Demand I watch ad and withhold until I do, then I have to watch the ad (or seek another distributor). They asked for a donation, not payment.

[–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If they could they would do that, they just can't stop you.

They're trying desperately these days, it's just a hard problem.

[–] tabular@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Paywalling content would easily make this a transaction, but they choose to make this optional.

If Google didn't have such influence over web browser specifications maybe they would give up on adverts - while users are the ones in control of their computers then it will never be up to YouTube what is played on our machines.