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Zedstrian
sopuli.xyz

Google owns both the platform and the dominant browser engine

Then instead of using a browser dependent on Chromium, use a browser based on Firefox.

— that’s a stacked deck, and no one should treat this feature as a permanent solution if they’re already paying too much for streaming subscriptions they’d rather avoid.

There's solutions for avoiding paying too much for streaming subscriptions too.

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deadbeef79000reply
lemmy.nz

Well, a logo slapped on top of chromium*, like almost every other 'browser'.

* an assumption on my part.

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Railcar8095reply
lemmy.world

It's on top of the OS default one, in Mac is based on Safari.

It's more like a wrapper

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brokenwing
discuss.tchncs.de

But YT always comes up with patches. It's a cat and mouse chase. Would be cool if they could publish these workarounds like the developer of nadeko or the freetube.

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flameleafreply
lemmy.world

It's very cute that YouTube keeps showing an "experiencing interruptions?" message when there are no interruptions.

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FirmDistributionreply
lemmy.world

I think it can work like ublock origin because it uses the same filter list.

Youtube tried to win against ublock origin, but they lost a few days later, I believe they updated the filter list during this time.

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