ijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoYouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockerswww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square470fedilinkarrow-up12.03Kfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnology@beehaw.organdroid@lemdro.id
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minus-squarecolumbus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoYouTube is like a time killing drug. I’m trying to get rid of it. Any advice?
minus-squaredanilolc@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoNewPipe, just see what you want to see
minus-squareLyricism6055@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoBooks aren’t feeding as much off of the FOMO angle of stuff
minus-squareeltrain123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoDon’t install an ad blocker. You’ll be looking for something else in no time.
minus-squareOhmsLawn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIf you’re looking for advice for a less-addictive video service, and you want to support creators, Nebula. New Pipe is also a great little YT client, less addictive in that there’s no suggestion algorithm, so you need to know what you want to watch.
YouTube is like a time killing drug. I’m trying to get rid of it. Any advice?
NewPipe, just see what you want to see
Books aren’t feeding as much off of the FOMO angle of stuff
Don’t install an ad blocker. You’ll be looking for something else in no time.
If you’re looking for advice for a less-addictive video service, and you want to support creators, Nebula.
New Pipe is also a great little YT client, less addictive in that there’s no suggestion algorithm, so you need to know what you want to watch.