[HN] YouTube is blocking videos for users who block ads

A new “experiment” run by the company signals an end to the company’s tolerance of ad-blockers.

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uBlock origin works just fine on Youtube for me
This is a good time to port NewPipe or LibreTube to Linux and Windows. Until it's not too late.
- Something like FreeTube?
  
  It has its own way of scraping YouTube and is using Invidious
  
  You can also look into Piped
- If you mean having the apps in Windows. Then if you are running Windows 11 you can install APKs natively. So youtube revanced would be a good shout. If your on an older version of Windows, there is Bluestaks Android emulator.
I hope that the download function with IDM remains intact. I will download the videos and then watch them because I refuse to let advertisers dictate my eyeballs
I mean, I get it. Running a massive website like YouTube costs a LOT of money. That being said, the multiple unskippable ads before and during videos make for a terrible user experience. Maybe they should consider dialing that back some. Maybe that would get people to reconsider their use of an ad blocker.

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