559

A Novel Approach to Youtube Ads (9to5google.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by atrielienz@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

125 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] ours@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

The "Look at what they need to do to have a fraction of our power" Invincible meme comes to mind.

Pathetic to be satisfied with sped-up annoyances when they can be easily skipped altogether with a browser not controlled by the ad company.

this post was submitted on 26 Nov 2023

559 points (94.6% liked)

Technology

59532 readers

4259 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

Follow the lemmy.world rules.
Only tech related content.
Be excellent to each another!
Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
Politics threads may be removed.
No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS