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by xboxnolifes 1091 days ago
There are extensions to skip those.
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Yes sponsorblock, which I cited above. But at this point, why pay for YouTube premium? If I have to install sponsorblock, I might as well install uBlock origin and get a better user experience for free.
The point is, uBlock origin is supposedly not going to work with the new system. You claimed that there "will be no way to avoid ads", which is strictly untrue. Youtube Premium + sponsorblock is the counterpoint.
And my point is I don’t pay to have to install another extension.

If uBlock doesn’t work anymore, either I’ll use YouTube-flow/yt-dlp, or I’ll stop using YouTube altogether.

I’m ok to pay for services, but paying and still getting ads is my hard limit.

so those ads are cool to skip?