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A Novel Approach to Youtube Ads (9to5google.com)

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

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Instead of blocking them, this extension speeds them up to x16 and also mutes the ad. Experiencing a 30 second ad in 2 seconds is pretty funny. And it works on Edge and Chrome.

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[-] dgriffith@aussie.zone 10 points 1 year ago

Awesome, now you get only subconscious messages flashed in your eyes.

Blipverts. If I recall correctly, they had some bad side effects on sensitive people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blipvert

[-] Songar87@eviltoast.org 2 points 1 year ago

Explosive effects, even.

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