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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.
Why don't you just use a youtube player that filters the ads out? Seems like extra steps.
Maybe they’re archiving them for future viewing incase the video is pulled from YT.
uBlock Origin on Firefox
I am partial to freetube on the desktop. I can make a list of channels without actually subscribing or having a YouTube account.
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.
you know freetube/invidious/piped/materialious/tubo/grayjay exist right?
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.