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YouTube's new anti-adblock measures

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990 points smitop | 6 comments | 20 Jun 25 17:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.826s | source | bottom
1. Belopolye ◴[21 Jun 25 00:10 UTC] No.44333318[source]▶
I gave up and wrote a script to scrape the channels I like with yt-dlp into my Plex server.
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2. JKCalhoun ◴[21 Jun 25 00:12 UTC] No.44333336[source]▶
That's a good idea for channels you know you like.
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3. Belopolye ◴[21 Jun 25 00:16 UTC] No.44333364[source]▶
Discovery is always going to be an issue, but for those who want to get away from doomscrolling their life away for the algorithm-god, it’s a rather comfy way to enjoy content.
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4. paulcole ◴[21 Jun 25 00:35 UTC] No.44333464[source]▶
I gave up and paid for YouTube Premium. Probably a top-3 subscription that I’ll never cancel.
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5. koakuma-chan ◴[21 Jun 25 01:13 UTC] No.44333672{3}[source]▶
I haven't discovered anything on YT for a looong time, and now I also installed unhook, so I don't even see any recommends.
6. Belopolye ◴[21 Jun 25 01:25 UTC] No.44333738[source]▶
Having sailed the high seas since middle school I suppose it was only natural that I continue to build upon my multi-terabyte horde of movies, archived websites, books, music, and video games to include content from hobbyist HAM radio operators and long-form urban legend documentaries from YT channels.