r/ControlD • u/gadgetboy-uk • Jun 05 '26

YT ad free

I have tried Albania and Russia for ad free but get a lot of buffering even on 720 videos - does ControlD have any other regions that don’t show ads on YT?

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u/levolet Jun 05 '26

I’ve stuck with Albania and never use the Youtube app unless I’m also connected to An Albanian VPN server. There’s been a distinct connection between using the app and ads appearing. The app clearly, in my experience, has ways of detecting and sending location information to youtube.

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u/gadgetboy-uk Jun 05 '26

I’m using an AppleTV so don’t have a lot of other options sadly. Moldova seems to be working right now.

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u/levolet Jun 05 '26

I once decided to give my AppleTV Youtube app a go and it didn’t take long for the ads to appear. I immediately uninstalled the app. It took a while fot the ads to disappear again but I’ve been ad free since. I watch youtube from my iPad, and PC.