AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoYouTube's war against third party apps is just as ridiculous as its war on adblockerswww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1484arrow-down117 cross-posted to: becomeme@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1467arrow-down1external-linkYouTube's war against third party apps is just as ridiculous as its war on adblockerswww.androidpolice.comAnActOfCreation@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square97fedilink cross-posted to: becomeme@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareThe Uncanny Observer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up65arrow-down3·8 months agoI remember back when YouTube had ads. Haven’t had that issue for years now though.
minus-squareIllNess@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·8 months agoOn my browser, they blocked recommended videos. Lol. Now I use FreeTube. Anything like that happen to you?
minus-squareThe Uncanny Observer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoNo, I blocked it myself actually, using a plugin.
minus-squaregaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoWere you logged in? The site doesn’t recommend videos for anyone not logged in anymore.
minus-squareIllNess@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoThey still do on my other browsers when you start watching videos. In my main browser, they took out the entire Explore section so I can’t even see what’s trending. Lol.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoAnd this is the problem with YouTube. The UI is awful and they keep degrading the experience
minus-squarebuzz86us@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoNow it attacks, and nearly crashes my browser
I remember back when YouTube had ads. Haven’t had that issue for years now though.
On my browser, they blocked recommended videos. Lol. Now I use FreeTube. Anything like that happen to you?
No, I blocked it myself actually, using a plugin.
Were you logged in? The site doesn’t recommend videos for anyone not logged in anymore.
They still do on my other browsers when you start watching videos.
In my main browser, they took out the entire Explore section so I can’t even see what’s trending. Lol.
FreeTube is the best.
And this is the problem with YouTube. The UI is awful and they keep degrading the experience
Now it attacks, and nearly crashes my browser