Mobile Ad Blocker Will No Longer Stop YouTube's Ads

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  • Invidious

    Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube

  • Don't use Youtube without going through a proxy like Invidious [1] or Newpipe

    Don't use {site} Search without going through a proxy like SearxNG [2]

    Don't use TwiXXer without going through a proxy like Nitter - this has gotten more difficult lately but it still works as long as you feed the daemon some registered accounts. Video does not work at the moment but that seems to be fixable.

    Don't use Reddit without going through a proxy like libreddit [4]

    Start noticing the pattern? Maybe it is time to start producing promotional posters:

    The only thing to come between you and ADS could be a proxy / ADS. I'ts just not worth the risk

    ADS / New rules for a sane net / Sane net protects you, your partner and your community

    A proxy here and a filter there, ADS nowhere

    The more you tighten your grip, ${site}, the more viewers will slip through your fingers

    [1] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

    [2] https://github.com/searxng/searxng

    [3] https://github.com/zedeus/nitter

    [4] https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit

  • NewPipe

    A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.

  • Just use NewPipe. It's just a better Youtube client even if it had ads.

    https://newpipe.net/

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    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • searxng

    SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services and databases. Users are neither tracked nor profiled.

  • Don't use Youtube without going through a proxy like Invidious [1] or Newpipe

    Don't use {site} Search without going through a proxy like SearxNG [2]

    Don't use TwiXXer without going through a proxy like Nitter - this has gotten more difficult lately but it still works as long as you feed the daemon some registered accounts. Video does not work at the moment but that seems to be fixable.

    Don't use Reddit without going through a proxy like libreddit [4]

    Start noticing the pattern? Maybe it is time to start producing promotional posters:

    The only thing to come between you and ADS could be a proxy / ADS. I'ts just not worth the risk

    ADS / New rules for a sane net / Sane net protects you, your partner and your community

    A proxy here and a filter there, ADS nowhere

    The more you tighten your grip, ${site}, the more viewers will slip through your fingers

    [1] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

    [2] https://github.com/searxng/searxng

    [3] https://github.com/zedeus/nitter

    [4] https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit

  • nitter

    Alternative Twitter front-end

  • Don't use Youtube without going through a proxy like Invidious [1] or Newpipe

    Don't use {site} Search without going through a proxy like SearxNG [2]

    Don't use TwiXXer without going through a proxy like Nitter - this has gotten more difficult lately but it still works as long as you feed the daemon some registered accounts. Video does not work at the moment but that seems to be fixable.

    Don't use Reddit without going through a proxy like libreddit [4]

    Start noticing the pattern? Maybe it is time to start producing promotional posters:

    The only thing to come between you and ADS could be a proxy / ADS. I'ts just not worth the risk

    ADS / New rules for a sane net / Sane net protects you, your partner and your community

    A proxy here and a filter there, ADS nowhere

    The more you tighten your grip, ${site}, the more viewers will slip through your fingers

    [1] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

    [2] https://github.com/searxng/searxng

    [3] https://github.com/zedeus/nitter

    [4] https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit

  • libreddit

    Private front-end for Reddit

  • Don't use Youtube without going through a proxy like Invidious [1] or Newpipe

    Don't use {site} Search without going through a proxy like SearxNG [2]

    Don't use TwiXXer without going through a proxy like Nitter - this has gotten more difficult lately but it still works as long as you feed the daemon some registered accounts. Video does not work at the moment but that seems to be fixable.

    Don't use Reddit without going through a proxy like libreddit [4]

    Start noticing the pattern? Maybe it is time to start producing promotional posters:

    The only thing to come between you and ADS could be a proxy / ADS. I'ts just not worth the risk

    ADS / New rules for a sane net / Sane net protects you, your partner and your community

    A proxy here and a filter there, ADS nowhere

    The more you tighten your grip, ${site}, the more viewers will slip through your fingers

    [1] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

    [2] https://github.com/searxng/searxng

    [3] https://github.com/zedeus/nitter

    [4] https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit

  • dvd

    Download videos from anywhere

  • For me, the less-complicated client called "DVD" is more reliable for downloading than the client called "Newpipe"; the later stops working intermittently. YMMV.

    (Neither are as reliable as using own custom command line programs on desktop, or mobile via Termux. If Google makes a change I can fix/workaround immediately. No waiting for app developers.)

    For me, Newpipe works well as a Soundlcoud client.

    From the Kotlin source for "dvd":

    Video downloader app powered by yt-dlp (formerly youtube-dl).

    Features

    Download video/audio from 1000+ sites supported by yt-dlp.

    Run custom yt-dlp commands.

    Update yt-dlp version from settings.

    Share link via other apps.

    References

    dvd - https://github.com/yausername/dvd

    youtubedl-android - https://github.com/yausername/youtubedl-android

    yt-dlp - https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp (formerly youtube-dl - https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl)

  • ytdl-patched

    yt-dlp fork with some more features

  • For me, the less-complicated client called "DVD" is more reliable for downloading than the client called "Newpipe"; the later stops working intermittently. YMMV.

    (Neither are as reliable as using own custom command line programs on desktop, or mobile via Termux. If Google makes a change I can fix/workaround immediately. No waiting for app developers.)

    For me, Newpipe works well as a Soundlcoud client.

    From the Kotlin source for "dvd":

    Video downloader app powered by yt-dlp (formerly youtube-dl).

    Features

    Download video/audio from 1000+ sites supported by yt-dlp.

    Run custom yt-dlp commands.

    Update yt-dlp version from settings.

    Share link via other apps.

    References

    dvd - https://github.com/yausername/dvd

    youtubedl-android - https://github.com/yausername/youtubedl-android

    yt-dlp - https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp (formerly youtube-dl - https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl)

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  • youtubedl-android

    youtube-dl for android

  • For me, the less-complicated client called "DVD" is more reliable for downloading than the client called "Newpipe"; the later stops working intermittently. YMMV.

    (Neither are as reliable as using own custom command line programs on desktop, or mobile via Termux. If Google makes a change I can fix/workaround immediately. No waiting for app developers.)

    For me, Newpipe works well as a Soundlcoud client.

    From the Kotlin source for "dvd":

    Video downloader app powered by yt-dlp (formerly youtube-dl).

    Features

    Download video/audio from 1000+ sites supported by yt-dlp.

    Run custom yt-dlp commands.

    Update yt-dlp version from settings.

    Share link via other apps.

    References

    dvd - https://github.com/yausername/dvd

    youtubedl-android - https://github.com/yausername/youtubedl-android

    yt-dlp - https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp (formerly youtube-dl - https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl)

  • youtube-dl

    Unofficial daily builds for youtube-dl. DO NOT OPEN PULL REQUESTS HERE (by ytdl-patched)

  • For me, the less-complicated client called "DVD" is more reliable for downloading than the client called "Newpipe"; the later stops working intermittently. YMMV.

    (Neither are as reliable as using own custom command line programs on desktop, or mobile via Termux. If Google makes a change I can fix/workaround immediately. No waiting for app developers.)

    For me, Newpipe works well as a Soundlcoud client.

    From the Kotlin source for "dvd":

    Video downloader app powered by yt-dlp (formerly youtube-dl).

    Features

    Download video/audio from 1000+ sites supported by yt-dlp.

    Run custom yt-dlp commands.

    Update yt-dlp version from settings.

    Share link via other apps.

    References

    dvd - https://github.com/yausername/dvd

    youtubedl-android - https://github.com/yausername/youtubedl-android

    yt-dlp - https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp (formerly youtube-dl - https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl)

  • yattee

    Privacy oriented video player for iOS, tvOS and macOS

  • uBlock

    uBlock Origin - An efficient blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast and lean.

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