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87 votes
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YouTube is testing "Premium Jump Ahead" (built-in sponsorblock)
43 votes -
I don’t know James Rolfe
35 votes -
YouTube tests harder-to-block server-side ad injection in videos
72 votes -
YouTube seems to once again be rolling out its widely hated new web redesign
51 votes -
New study found YouTube's recommendation algorithm boosted right-wing content in the run-up to Finland's 2024 elections
33 votes -
To make sure grandmas like his don't get conned, he scams the scammers
25 votes -
US judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter
47 votes -
The end of the MrBeast era
39 votes -
What we discovered on ‘Deep YouTube’ – The video site isn’t just a platform. It’s infrastructure.
33 votes -
The internet is being ruined by bloated junk
43 votes -
"Goodbye internet": MatPat retiring from YouTube
27 votes -
Suggestions on better interactions with YouTube on my Moto G Power?
situation: Watch video until the end, and want to get back to "home" with as little drama/clicking as possible. Current process: hit the tiny ass'd "x" at the top right to close the suggestions...
situation: Watch video until the end, and want to get back to "home" with as little drama/clicking as possible.
Current process:
- hit the tiny ass'd "x" at the top right to close the suggestions overlay (usually after several attempts)
- drag the video position back 30+ seconds so that the "up next" overlay is no longer obscuring the minimize video carat in the upper left.
- hit the tiny ass'd minimize video carat (usually after several attempts)
I keep wishing there was just a 'go back to home screen' option available at the end of videos that I'm just missing.
8 votes -
Tom Scott: After ten years, it's time to stop making videos
109 votes -
Charity for profit: Brandfluence/Softgiving, the marketing agency behind some of Twitch's most successful fundraising streams quietly collected 42% of donations
26 votes -
YouTube likely lowering resolution of videos if it detects you using Firefox on Asahi Linux
39 votes -
Plagiarism and You(Tube)
74 votes -
Across the ASMRverse
10 votes -
Six months from now this channel stops
27 votes -
International YouTube Premium price increase underway in some countries
40 votes -
How to use the YouTube website?
Youtube has become rather broken of late. The nagware popup complaining about my ad blocker can no longer be removed. I don't want ads and I certainly aren't going to pay. So far, I download the...
Youtube has become rather broken of late. The nagware popup complaining about my ad blocker can no longer be removed. I don't want ads and I certainly aren't going to pay. So far, I download the videos via Jdownloader. Is there a less bothersome way? How do you go about it?
25 votes -
YouTube’s anti-adblock and uBlock Origin
96 votes -
Windows Phone gets revenge on YouTube from the grave by helping users bypass its ad-blocker-blocker
56 votes -
YouTube anti-adblock detection is illegal in the EU
77 votes -
YouTube is now rolling out disabling videos after detecting adblockers
122 votes -
Anyone else have horrible user experiences with Piped?
With the Youtube adblock debacle going on, and my account on Firefox+Ublock getting the dreaded popup, I was trying out the Piped alternative frontends for Youtube. If you're unaware, this is...
With the Youtube adblock debacle going on, and my account on Firefox+Ublock getting the dreaded popup, I was trying out the Piped alternative frontends for Youtube. If you're unaware, this is basically lets you browse Youtube without using the actual Youtube site or your Google account, and there's no ads. Whenever this adblock issue comes up, everyone starts pushing other frontends like Piped as the solution. There's also a dedicated bot that automatically replies with the Piped link when anyone posts a Youtube link on Lemmy. People seem to think very highly of this site! The simping for it can be very strong.
I tried using the main instance, https://piped.video, but it was laggy! Completely, unusably slow. I've also had it crash whenever I try to watch certain videos. I heard there were other instances that would have less users and less pressure on the servers, so I tried out the other public instances. One of them worked great for a couple days, now it just stopped loading videos all of a sudden. All the other instances I've tried either don't load videos, or the domain is down.
Are they cracking down on Piped now, or are all these instances just not good and you need to self-host to get anything out of Piped? Are there any other alternative frontends that you've liked?
20 votes -
Cops are suing a teen for invasion of privacy after allegedly false arrest goes viral
15 votes -
Temu: What it is, and why it matters
37 votes -
The war on stolen content
37 votes -
YouTube is axing its ad-free Premium Lite subscription plan
54 votes -
EU warns Elon Musk after Twitter found to have highest rate of disinformation followed by Facebook
34 votes -
xQc is stealing content (and so are most reaction streamers)
51 votes -
YouTube is testing a three-strikes policy for ad blocking
173 votes -
YouTube's privacy settings now block you from seeing suggested content
I've always been a bit of a privacy enthousiast. Have had everything blocked that Google and by extension YouTube wants to scrape off you. This means I've also blocked my view history. Recently...
I've always been a bit of a privacy enthousiast. Have had everything blocked that Google and by extension YouTube wants to scrape off you. This means I've also blocked my view history.
Recently YouTube started giving out a warning on the homepage that you have blocked your view history, that you can change it in your privacy settings and that it helps them serve you better content. What it also means is that your homepage is just one big popup to guilt trip you into sharing your data. The homepage won't show any suggested content anymore.
While it is in their interest to do so and since they are a company wanting to make money it is understandable. Nevertheless it seems harsh from going to see content that you might like to only seeing a big warning sign right now.
What are you experiences with this?
34 votes -
Here's the plan - a video to the audience from LTT
23 votes -
Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls
121 votes -
Madison Reeve explains why she quit Linus Tech Tips (CW: self harm, slurs, sexual harassment)
167 votes -
Failures in accuracy, ethics and responsibility with Linus Tech Tips and LMG as a whole
163 votes -
AI comes for YouTube’s thumbnail industry
26 votes -
Google-owned YouTube makes millions from channels pushing climate disinformation: Analysis
80 votes -
Forget subtitles: YouTube’s new feature dubs videos with AI-generated voices
17 votes -
Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month
115 votes -
How you use YouTube in desktop and mobile devices. YouTube to limit usage of ad blockers soon.
YouTube limits ad blocker usage in new test YouTube could be testing a three-strikes policy for ad blocking (Update) So its clear now that YouTube is going to limit the usage of Ad blockers in the...
YouTube limits ad blocker usage in new test
YouTube could be testing a three-strikes policy for ad blocking (Update)
So its clear now that YouTube is going to limit the usage of Ad blockers in the coming future
I use Ublock Orgin with Firefox which basically used to block all ads and on mobile device I use NewPipe110 votes -
Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox usher in the new era of Smosh
13 votes -
Google's epic multi-billion dollar ad scam makes sense to us
38 votes -
Recommend lesser known YouTube channels that make well designed videos
Would love to watch videos that are well designed edited, especially done so in an original manner but have a low subscriber count (less than 75k subscribers?). The content could be vlogs, video...
Would love to watch videos that are well designed edited, especially done so in an original manner but have a low subscriber count (less than 75k subscribers?). The content could be vlogs, video essays, travel, design!
62 votes -
What apps/plug-ins/extensions etc do you use to improve Youtube on desktop?
My experience with the extensions below is solely from Firefox. For livestream chat, I use Hyperchat mostly for the cpu usage reduction. Youtube-shorts block (Firefox,Chrome) forces shorts to play...
My experience with the extensions below is solely from Firefox.
For livestream chat, I use Hyperchat mostly for the cpu usage reduction.
Youtube-shorts block (Firefox,Chrome) forces shorts to play in the regular video player, avoiding the horrid shorts UI.
32 votes -
DeArrow: A crowdsourced clickbait remover for YouTube
56 votes -
Good, quality YouTube channels?
Hey everyone, It’s my first post here so my apologies if I mess something up. Recently I’ve been refreshing my YouTube homepage constantly because I feel like it’s either: A.) Suggesting me things...
Hey everyone,
It’s my first post here so my apologies if I mess something up.
Recently I’ve been refreshing my YouTube homepage constantly because I feel like it’s either:
A.) Suggesting me things I’ve already seen before
B.) Suggesting me things I have no interest inSo I’m going to go straight to the source and find some good YouTuber Channels I may have not heard of.
I primarily enjoy gaming critiques, history topics & natural disaster docs (kind of random I know), videos detailing scammers (SBF, Elizabeth Holmes, etc) but I don’t limit myself to these, I’m pretty much open to anything as long as it’s entertaining and/or informative… preferably both.
YouTubers I currently watch:
- NeverKnowsBest
- LiamTriforce
- Knowing Better
- Internet Historian
- Ordinary Things
- RennsReviews
- Scott The Woz
- SAWS
- ADoseOfBuckley
- DAngelo Wallace
Any recommendations are seriously appreciated. I don’t limit myself to a specific genre, but longer form content is definitely preferable.
120 votes -
From fan funding to shopping: More ways for creators to earn on YouTube
4 votes