I’m pretty shocked by this as well.

I always thought that America was on the ready to stand up against fascism and tyranny.

I guess they aren’t.

Yes!

If you have a Linux OS on a PC then Freetube is a terrific desktop app.

You can import your subscriptions from YT there.

If it’s only ads that you hate then Revanced mobile app is the way. Unless you are on iPhone - then it won’t work. It’s Android only.