Post #2719321
2026-05-20 18:01 UTC
I think its done by design to drive people away from using a browser where people have more control and the website has less control (of course depending on the skill and patience of the user)
Having a shitty service on browser and on certain devices just drives people to view Youtube more and more on self contained smart services like Smart TVs or dedicated viewing devices.
I use Linux, firefox and have ad blocking extensions … and sometimes Youtube just becomes unusable
Replies (3)
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@reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-20 18:06
Have you tried FreeTube? It’s the only way I watch YouTube on PC these days and it works pretty well most of the time. Also nice since the YouTube website almost never works for me.
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@HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-20 19:35
This is iOS app
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@cinoreus@lemmy.world 2026-05-20 19:25
App experience has been shitty too.