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Panel 3: PiHole + uBlock Origin
Panel 4: PiHole + uBlock Origin and recurring donations to pay creators
this post was submitted on 26 Jan 2024
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Is there any router side solutions for YouTube adds? I want to block for my family, but they don't see the point.
Nope. Youtube ads are served from the same domains as the videos so there is nothing you can to to block them via DNS. Your best bet is just installing Ublock for them. Now a days an ad blocker is a security necessity anyways.
Installing uBlock is so quick, all you need is 30 seconds of their consent to lean over their shoulder and install it. The whole process can be faster than the actual ad break, in some cases.
Doesn't really work for all "embedded" devices, though. Phones, consoles, sticks, etc. all come with their own apps and there's unfortunately not always a reasonable way to install solutions there.
for phones you can use firefox to get ublock on mobile and youtube revanced for an ad-free youtube app :)
You all, try SmartTube app on Android TV, 0 ads ever
Ublock on roku when?
When you stop using roku and just plug in a cheap used laptop or something instead
Thats about to happen, I’m just going to miss the tv remote user interface
I actually really like the unified remote app. It lets you use your phone as a remote for any computer on the same network. I think the premium version just lets you link more computers otherwise the free version is just as good.
You have to set up a proxy.
Even for those who are technical enough to set up a pihole, it's annoying to set up a proxy and some apps simply won't work with it.
I would love to learn how to block YouTube ads with a proxy. Do you have a link to instructions?
Not sure if these instructions work. First result from Google.
It does not. Domain based blocking does not work with youtube.
Your link event says it:
There is no point in using a proxy for this, because of https it won't be able to block more than with DNS blocking. Maybe a tiny bit more if you set up mitm but that's really not worth it.