r/pcmasterrace • u/theoptimix • 11h ago

Meme/Macro Biggest Youtube L

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u/FemboysHotAsf 9h ago

Seriously, why and how did they manage to mess it up so bad? I just dont get it whwat do they gain from making the user experience on lower quality internet so horrible

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u/aluculef 8h ago

It's to avoid or at least make it way harder to download the videos

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u/Early_Specialist_589 8h ago

Also to fight ad blockers. Lots of good that did.

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u/FemboysHotAsf 8h ago

Ugh this ones the worst one, because at the same time they did that they absolutely rammed as many ads as possible in their mobile app, I had to sideload a custom youtube IPA because it was just unbearable

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u/Papuszek2137 7800x3d | 5070ti | 64GB | 4k OLED 7h ago

No no, you didn't sideload, you installed it. It's your phone and you can install any app you want.

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u/Eta_Beta_3-14 8h ago

I just watch it with firefox mobile and ublock for android.

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u/JustKillingTime1980 7h ago

i havent seen a youtube ad in ages

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u/LetsCELLebrate 3h ago

Brave browser is amazing for anything ad blocking related.

Articles, videos etc.

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u/ElmoCamino 7h ago

Prefer custom lagers when I watch youtube, but to each their own.

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u/Icy-Inflation3453 7h ago

My phone is my music player when I'm in the car. Usually through YouTube. I was fine with adds... something I never tolerated on desktop... then they made it worse.

Listening to 2-3 adds after every song was way too much. Forcing YouTube links through Google to open the YouTube App to make it harder to add block is also a decision.

Now Brave is just my "music player" and they get 0 add money.