Just replace the watch?v= with embed/
this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2024
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Delete this, YouTube will catch on and block this workaround.
Edit: disregard. Here is a custom GreaseMonkey/ViolentMonkey userscript to automatically do this for you:
// ==UserScript==
// @name YouTube to Embed Redirect (Desktop & Mobile)
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 1.1
// @description Redirects YouTube video URLs (desktop and mobile) to their embed version.
// @author BaroqueInMind
// @match https://www.youtube.com/watch?v*
// @match https://m.youtube.com/watch?v*
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
// Extract the video ID from the URL
const videoId = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('v');
if (videoId) {
// Redirect to the embed URL
window.location.href = `https://www.youtube.com/embed/$%7BvideoId%7D`;
}
})();
Wouldn't surprise me in the least if some of the employees are watching threads like this one.
BTW, go fuck yourself, YouTube devs!
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AdGuard pro, SponsorBlock, DeArrow, and Untrap for YouTube. I only rarely ever see a brief part of a sponsor ad, and never see YouTube’s own ads.
Untrap lets you modify nearly anything about YouTube like even removing the view count and channel avatars, among many other options.
mpv youtube-URL works just fine without even loading the crappy scripts to show a banner like that. Manage your subscriptions with a RSS feeder and you don't need an account to follow creators.
War, War never changes.
I use Firefox on Linux Mint, none of this happens and if it does you fix it by copy pasting a code on the settings of ublock
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Still working here, you can try clearing ubo's cache to see if it goes away.
Yeah, they're trying new things again. Gotta squeeze that stone for all the blood that's in it.
One of my accounts has been getting a long delay before the video starts. Pre-roll ads are trying to load and play but the add-ons I have installed are still stopping them from completely succeeding. For now.
I also have auto-play turned off, and I wonder if that has anything to do with it.
Pretty sure the systems at their side think that I'm seeing the ads because I've had pop-ups during the delay offering free Premium.