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My kid discovered that he can hit the “report” button on the YouTube app on the TV to skip the ads immediately. So now every ad gets reported as “inappropriate”.

I’m proud of him.

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😀 👍

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Tip: if you have an Android TV, you can install SmartTube as an alternative, privacy-friendly YouTube client. It has no ads and sponsorblock integration

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And as a better option, use an actual device instead of a short lifecycle planned obsolescence embedded android device on a “smart” tv.

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At least the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) is cheap.

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This is why I refuse to buy a “smart” TV. My old flat screen TV works perfectly fine with a Chromecast with Google TV. I can even use the Chromecast in my projector or any other device with HDMI input to make it smarter than most TV interfaces I have tried.

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AndroidTV also exists on Chromecast devices…
AndroidTV is not exclusive to TV manufacturers.

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There’s also Playlet for Roku users, which is an Invidious client.

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thanks for the link.

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I just stay logged out of youtube. So far no ads and no nagware

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I found out this trick when I eating dinner once at my local library. Oddly, it was a kid came up and saw I was watching YT videos. Showed me the tactic, and now I rely on it lol

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