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Some ads (e.g. I know YT ads used to be this way, haven't looked recently) can't be blocked at the network level because they are served from the same domain/servers as the content.

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Sure, but have YT Premium for the family. Don't know how anyone can use YT without it. And it blocks 90% of ads, the rest are tolerable / go mostly unnoticed.

You’re just saying that 90% of your internet usage is YouTube?

I use a browser with a built-in blocker (Brave Origin) and I don't see ads in YouTube.

Same with ublock origin on firefox, been years since I've seen any ads. There was a period where they tried to break through the blocking and occasionally I'd see one, but it kinda seems like they gave up.

>Don't know how anyone can use YT without it.

With an adblocker..

Why would you need yt premium with an adblocker?

I use uBlock Origin on my Windows, macOS, and Android versions of Firefox but I also pay for YT Premium. It means I can use the official YouTube client on my Android devices without ads. I get YouTube Music. The creators I watch get a share of my monthly fee.

The funniest part of this is that you're paying to still see 10% of the ads. I use Firefox and see 0% of the ads for free

Reading comprehension? I don't see any ads with YT premium. That's the whole point. Plus you get YTM. Great that FF works for you (I also use FF), but I, nor my family sees any ads on any of our PCs, Phones, TVs etc. YT premium is stupid cheap for what it provides.

> Don't know how anyone can use YT without it.

It's easy, we use FF :-)

So do I. Now get YT without ads on everything that's not a PC

> So do I. Now get YT without ads on everything that's not a PC

I use FF on my phone, tablet and TV too :-/

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