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Google To Allow Double Serving Ads.
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Yeah, it's not worth it. Maybe sometime I'll get something like pihole set up so YouTube is usable on my TV, but for now, I just plug in a laptop w/ proper ad block.
I'd totally pay for YT if it was reasonable for my usage. But I honestly watch so little that their monthly sub just isn't worth it for me.
I have a pihole and the youtube app on a smart TV. Trying to block the ad domains from the TV just bricks the app. Maybe I'm doing something wrong but, I got no luck.
You can't block youtube ads with DNS blocking; youtube serves ads from the same domains it serves the actual video from.
You need a custom youtube client like Revanced.
Yeah I figured they went the Twitch approach. Desktop YouTube I still have ublock for, but there's no hope for the TV.
I'd pay for it if their first-party experience wasn't so horrific and gave me any control over my feed.