Instead of blocking them, this extension speeds them up to x16 and also mutes the ad. Experiencing a 30 second ad in 2 seconds is pretty funny. And it works on Edge and Chrome.

  • Praise Idleness@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    I have less problems with actually watching it than the fact that those ads they serve are very often times completely inappropriate and not respecting my online privacy.

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      11 months ago

      Same here. If I’m watching a biography about Nathaniel Hawthorne, then why would I want to see an ad where someone is twerking their ass in my face?

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        11 months ago

        A year or so I turned off targeted ads from Google. I very quickly noticed an increase in ads with anime tiddies.

        I guess Google sees a correlation between people who worry about privacy, and people who are likely to click on anime tiddies…

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        11 months ago

        Ya know the “it’s for targeted ads” is total bullshit. Where the fuck are the targeted ads YouTube. These data collectors are creeps. Simple as that.