[yuvalr1]

I simply cannot give up the option of zapping distractions off of my screen. I really cannot understand how people can use Youtube or even a Youtube embedded video without zapping away the distractions. There is no way I'm coming back to Chrome if they don't support manifest V2. It's Firefox for me.

[bonoboTP]

I'm also using it to remove distractions from stack exchange sites like hot network questions. I can stay focused on solving my problem much better if my eyes can't wander to interesting unrelated stuff.

[bookofjoe]

And yet 99% of YouTube's users use it as is.

[snapplebobapple]

This comment reminds me of this George Carlin bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKN1Q5SjbeI

[bonoboTP]

Many people are annoyed but 1) don't know there is any other way, 2) got used to it and the hassle of it is still worth it for them to get to watch the stuff they want.

[bookofjoe]

I am in group 2)

[webspinner]

You know about adblockers, right??????????? It isn't just YOutube, it's the entire internet these days!!

[TiredOfLife]

I use uBlock origin lite and there are no ads on youtube or embedded youtube videos

[lnl]

The parent comment is talking about distractions, not ads. YouTube has plenty of those, even embedded YouTube videos, unless you pause the video before it ends. uBlock Origin Lite cannot block elements except through packaged rulesets, and while there are some ad-blocker lists that are meant to block annoyances on pages in addition to ads, everybody has a different idea on what is an annoyance on a webpage.

[yuvalr1]

exactly. I was not referring to ads, but to annoying suggestions in embedded videos (also when the video is paused!), and even to the long and mostly useless suggestions list on the right of the screen. I want to use YouTube as a useful tool, not to waste my time in endless loops of "oh, that looks interesting!"

[nurettin]

There are ads, you wait for them to load, but they are not shown.

[cpach]

Just for the record: uBlock Origin Lite can block ads, but the user can’t add their own custom rules.