Post by @HotWheelsVroom@lemmy.ml

@GreenShimada@lemmy.world ·Feb 04

I'm not sure how people don't see these things as anti-ads. I wouldn't touch any of these companies with a 20 meter cattle prod. I'm happy that creators get paid, sure, but if a company has to go out of their way to get someone to make ads for them, it doesn't inspire trust at all.

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@umbrella@lemmy.ml ·Feb 04

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Astrius

@Astrius@lemmy.ml ·Feb 05

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HelloFresh is lit tho

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hesh

@hesh@quokk.au ·Feb 04

use SponsorBlock

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Synapse

@synapse1278@lemmy.world ·Feb 05

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"this is a great segw⏩as you can see here..." Thank you SponsorBlock and SmartTube developers 😘

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Jentu

@Jentu@lemmy.ml ·Feb 05

Huh, I think I see pcbway/jlcpcb and various 3D printer/laser cutter companies 90% of the time I'm watching a channel with sponsors.

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DiagonalHorse

@DiagonalHorse@lemmy.ml ·Feb 06

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When I get those it's pretty well fitting into the video though. The YouTuber will already be putting together a 3d printing or pcb project and the sponsorship seems to improve their overall product (more than doing it in house)

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Coriza

@coriza@lemmy.world ·Feb 05

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That says something about you.... and me.

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palmtrees2309

@palmtrees2309@lemmy.world ·Feb 04

Then support Nebula / Patreon and avoid sponsors via adblock.

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BeardededSquidward

@BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone ·Feb 05

War Thunder. Better Help. Vesi.

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Carl

@CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works ·Feb 06

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This website analysed around 1 million videos, and found 13,232 brands. The one channel I watch, ended their sponsor with Huel, since it had lead in their drinks.

YouTube Sponsors Database: 18,990+ Brands Directory

Complete database of YouTube sponsors. Browse and discover brands sponsoring creators.

https://sponsorradar.com/brands

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Valarie

@Valarie@lemmygrad.ml ·Feb 05

You missed ridge wallet

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Little8Lost

@Little8Lost@lemmy.world ·Feb 04

Sooo: which of them should i activly avoid and which are okay?

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VeganCheesecake

@VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone ·Feb 04

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Curiosity Stream is fine if you are looking for a service that let's you pay to stream nature docs. The rest, I'd probably avoid. Some of the because they suck, others because there are better alternatives. Edit: Commented thrice due to app issues.

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Cysio

@Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml ·Feb 04

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All of them except Elgato maybe

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Bronstein_Tardigrade

@Bronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.ml ·Feb 05

Express VPN has ties to Mossad.

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orc girly

@orc_princess@lemmy.ml ·Feb 05

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That's crazy lol. Is there a VPN you trust? I'm broke but I might want one in the future

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Bronstein_Tardigrade

@Bronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.ml ·Feb 06

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When I was looking, I boiled it down to Mulvad or Proton. I went with Proton because they were offering a sale at the time. FirefoxVPN is just a rebranded Mulvad. I've since heard that iVPN is fairly private, or as private as you can get in this day and age, but I know little about it. Express is owned by Kape Technologies, who also own PIA, CyberGhost, and Intego (an antivirus software). Kape started by distributing malware for the Israeli government.

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orc girly

@orc_princess@lemmy.ml ·Feb 06

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Thanks for the writeup! I'll keep all of that in mind.

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pineapple

@pineapple@lemmy.ml ·Feb 05

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If your broke I think checkout nymvpn It's an up and coming one but it is really cheap and seams have nothing going against it right now. If you don't need port forwarding and you don't mind paying a bit extra, mullvad vpn still has the best reputation so far.

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privatepirate

@privatepirate@lemmy.zip ·Feb 12

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Sorry for the late reply but I would follow what Privacy Guides says in this article: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/vpn/ I have ProtonVPN, but I am soon going to be switching to Mullvad as I find that they provide a better service and I like the company more.