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

youtube getting more aggressive.. i've got firefox and ublock but this shit is still coming up

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[-] Matriks404@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I see nothing wrong with Google wanting to make money on YouTube, and I actually own YouTube Premium myself.

But they should really fix YouTube experience, if you don't use subscriptions box, your main page will be filled with click-baity low-effort videos and that really sucks. There are also other issues as well.

[-] kirk781@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

That is true. I hate Shorts and have to block it via uBlock filters. Also, I hate their mobile app. I can't select a precise app wide video quality. There are only two options: High and Low in the settings. I need to go to Advanced settings upon playing each video to manually set a precise video quality, say 720p. This experience is sub par and below what NewPipe used to provide. I mainly use YouTube Music as a service but they bundle YouTube Premium for little onto it.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

My front page is usually pretty good on YouTube.

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