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While language is an ever shifting thing, there’s no reasonable way to claim that paying for something to not be shown to you is the same as preventing that thing from being shown to you.
The key word is blocking, which would be a defensive response to invading ads rather than appeasing the invading ads with a tithe.
I mean, it’s not necessarily wrong. That is one way to block YouTube ads on Android.
It’s just that if you’re savvy enough, you can also do it for free
That’s not blocking ads.
While language is an ever shifting thing, there’s no reasonable way to claim that paying for something to not be shown to you is the same as preventing that thing from being shown to you.
The key word is blocking, which would be a defensive response to invading ads rather than appeasing the invading ads with a tithe.
Firefox + Ublock Origin + Ghostery.
Not even sure if Ghostery is necessary.
Yes, there are a slew of NewPipe derivatives and what not, but this is not really that complicated.
Ghostery got bought, and is now selling your data, while tracker blocking has become a default on Firefox and ublock.
Just Firefox and Ublock are all you’re gonna need, for a long time
Fuck me, I didnt know ghostery sold out, thanks for letting me know.