Well, I have no need for an ad blocker on FF. I normally have both Opera and FF open at the same time. On the truly ancient rig I'm using at present, (Intel G-41 / Pentium E-2200 Q4/07), FF won't even pull 10 tabs without crashing.Get uBlock Origin extension for FF and you will never see ads again
I agree. A large proportion of it is pretty poor. I don't know how many fat gits are on there in a baseball cap showing us how to open a box or which end of a screwdriver to hold but I'm guessing its tens of thousands. People who think that level of content is worth paying for have more money than brain cells.Well, the content on youtube is pretty bad already. back in the 2010s, I could watch for hours because the videos taught me new ideas, new things, and cultures from the part of the world I've never been to. Now the free channels are just the same sh!t again and again. I cleared and turned off the history, and had better content recommendations for a while, but eventually got boring content again. I subscribed to a few paid channels and had to cancel because of the low quality of the content. I had fun when the geeks ruled the Internet.
What you're suggesting is a method for YouTube to force an endless string of ads down viewers throats. Granted, it could be done easily.This will backfire in Youtube's face in a bad way. This is not how to solve this problem. What Youtube needs to do is attach ad video's to the front of video's in a way that is seamless to the browser and thus can not be blocked. Such a tactic would be much more effective and less brain-dead.
It's what they're doing anyway.What you're suggesting is a method for YouTube to force an endless string of ads down viewers throats.
Don't be a drama queen. I'm not suggesting anything that does not happen already on OTA/Cable/Satellite/IPTV Broadcasts, except that I'm suggesting that YouTube mount the ads at the front of the video. The way companies currently do ads is completely unacceptable as it is needlessly invasive and often show content that is VERY objectionable.All that need be done, is put the ad and video on a timeline, and render it as a complete video. Is that really what you want? Do you work for Google?. Or are you a masochist?
This! It's pathetic and unacceptable. Ads should not constitute more than 6% of the total running time of the video being watched and further should not interupt the main content more that twice.But the quantity of ads is getting out of control, and I have at times just quit watching due to excessive ad load.
Takes one to know one.Don't be a drama queen.
That would be fine, as long as they maintain the 5 second skip feature. So yes, putting all the ads in front of the video is fine, provided that the video and the ads are basically two distinct sections. As long as the ad section is still segmented, and it doesn't turn into a battle of will and determination between the snake oil sales force, and the viewer.I'm not suggesting anything that does not happen already on OTA/Cable/Satellite/IPTV Broadcasts, except that I'm suggesting that YouTube mount the ads at the front of the video. The way companies currently do ads is completely unacceptable as it is needlessly invasive and often show content that is VERY objectionable.
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Agreed.That would be fine, as long as they maintain the 5 second skip feature. So yes, putting all the ads in front of the video is fine, provided that the video and the ads are basically two distinct sections.
Maybe?As long as the ad section is still segmented, and it doesn't turn into a battle of will and determination between the snake oil sales force, and the viewer.
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Be aware, the Curiosity stream android app is broken on Android 11, even thoughmit says its compatible with 5.0 and above. This was confirmed by CS support.Well luckily most of the channels I like to watch are on nebula which is like $20-30 a year bundled with curiosity stream. Only streaming service I pay for.
If you mean the app or the website, I cn recomend Newpipe and nebula.What's the best alternative to YouTube
Newpipe.In the world of no competition, there is little else than youtube at this time. Granted there are other streaming sites, but there is little else I can find out there anywhere that offers quality video downloads for any price. Youtube's downloads are free, but there again if you want to do any serious downloading of a lot of videos, you really have to subscribe to both Youtube premium and the pro version of YTD downloader. If there are other sites where you can get quality video downloads, will someone please let me know.
ThankyouIf you mean the app or the website, I cn recomend Newpipe and nebula.