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[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 19 minutes ago

Yes but the billionaire got a little more billions, very important

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 1 points 56 minutes ago

I don't know why I clicked that to find out what happens. I have an ad blocker lol.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 20 points 12 hours ago

If you're seeing ads on YouTube, you're doing it wrong.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 13 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Tenor had a good video guide of how to skip ads for short videos on YouTube with link changes. I used it to Rick Roll a friend once, not sure if it still works, though: https://media.tenor.com/x8v1oNUOmg4AAAAM

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 10 points 14 hours ago

you motherfu-

[–] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 12 hours ago

I know theres a github page. I believe its shatterdisk? When i was in school they firewalled youtube. So i found alternatives to rick roll.

Where there is a rick roll There is a rick way

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 48 points 22 hours ago

I give up, this has really let me down.

[–] joyjoy@lemmy.world 83 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Rick Roll is only effective on people using ad blockers

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 34 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Given that ad block users are usually tech savvy and have been around the net a while: We already know the URL and can detect Rick Rolls before clicking on shit.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 1 points 10 hours ago

I wrote a tamper monkey script to detect rick rolls lol

[–] BlastboomStrice@mander.xyz 18 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I have an ad blocker and I tend to recognise the link, but even when I do, I ~choose to click on it for the fun of it.😌

[–] Chriin@fedia.io 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Yup I will usually happily walk into a rick roll. I just enjoy the music. lol

[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Idc what anyone says... It's a good song

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 14 points 1 day ago

Sad reality indeed that to punk an online user with this classic requires for the said user to be tech savvy

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[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 26 points 20 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 9 points 17 hours ago

Omg did you just reinvent YouTube?!?

[–] mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 12 points 20 hours ago

Thank you. I needed this.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)
[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 36 points 22 hours ago (6 children)

You aren't doing youtube correctly.

PC: firefox + ublock origin, freetube

Mobile: revanced, newpipe

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 19 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

How does one Rick roll people who don’t do YouTube correctly, which is most everyone?

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Those people? We don't interact with those people.

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[–] WhyFlip@lemmy.world 15 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Are you rick-rolling yourself? Derp.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 9 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

Honestly, I have Firefox + ublock origin in Mobile too

[–] avattar@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 17 hours ago

I have all 3 options on mobile as well

[–] tgxn@lemmy.tgxn.net 2 points 16 hours ago

and sponsorblock 👌

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[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago

Freetube has been failing consistently on all my desktops lately. None of the instances on the main site work. Can you verify it's till working and maybe DM me the instance you're using?

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[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 32 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (3 children)

I can't believe I'm about to suggest this, but use a YouTube short version since those don't have ads.

Such as: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SXHMnicI6Pg

[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 18 points 18 hours ago

Wow, a legitimate use case for shorts.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 3 points 15 hours ago

Tenor's has a guide that shows you how to make a full video link into a Shorts style link to not have ads at the beginning: https://media.tenor.com/x8v1oNUOmg4AAAAM

[–] elvith@feddit.org 9 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Nice! May I recommend you share that with all of our professional rickrollers? (Or may I share it there?)

!rickrolltactics@lemmy.world

[–] puppycat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 20 hours ago

I've literally rickrolled thousands of people and i didn't hesitate for a second to click on that link. wow. (~⁠﹏~;)

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[–] Venicon@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I don’t mind adverts for free services but YouTube take the piss now.

And Amazon. Paying Prime members still have to watch ads.

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[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 14 hours ago

Nippy Kind Langur

[–] superkret@feddit.org 8 points 22 hours ago (2 children)
[–] madthumbs@lemmy.world 10 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 9 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I was saved by the cookie approval pop-up tho.

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 9 points 21 hours ago

It is official, vanilla internet is fucked.

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