Talos to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 years agoYouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockerswww.bleepingcomputer.commessage-square515fedilinkarrow-up1535arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1535arrow-down1external-linkYouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockerswww.bleepingcomputer.comTalos to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square515fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
minus-square@Fluffysquash@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-22 years agoJust set up a pi hole. Fuck ‘em
minus-square@jherazob@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglish16•2 years agoPihole explicitly doesn’t block Youtube ads as they can’t differentiate them from content at that level, it needs to be done at browser/app level
minus-squaregreen_witchlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoThis. The ads and content are delivered via the same way, so blocking one blocks the others.
minus-squareJeremy [Iowa]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoNo. PiHole is effectively ad-blocking via DNS; the name is a play on black hole and Raspberry Pi.
Just set up a pi hole. Fuck ‘em
Pihole explicitly doesn’t block Youtube ads as they can’t differentiate them from content at that level, it needs to be done at browser/app level
This.
The ads and content are delivered via the same way, so blocking one blocks the others.
You mean piehole?
You mean holepie?
You mean highpole?
Is a highpole a polish resident on drugs?
No. PiHole is effectively ad-blocking via DNS; the name is a play on black hole and Raspberry Pi.