• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
    12·
    4 months ago

    That’s when I copy the URL, close the window, and download the video without the ad.

    Downie for MacOS or yt-dlp at the command line. When those stop working, and if there’s no alternative, I will stop watching YT videos. I will not be harassed by ads. There’s already more content than I have time to consume.

          • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            4 months ago

            I like having a YouTube account because it keeps track of which videos I’ve watched across devices. I’m not thrilled at Google knowing that information, of course, but I hate that every single privacy-conscious YouTube alternative fails to provide for that use-case.

      • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
        2·
        4 months ago

        When I’ve tried a couple of them, they were slower or felt unreliable. I’ll give them a shot if my local tools stop working.