YouTube is now hiding the skip button on mobile too
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YouTube doesn't show ads in my country but I still prefer not to use the official app because it sounds "heavy" to me
Wait, how does YouTube make money? What country are you in?
They probably make money from sharing my data with 3rd parties , though it's not as benefitical as the data of someone in other countries I live in Syria
That makes sense as I'm sure no company wants the drama in Syria
Aww. I don't think I wanna use a VPN there.
You mean you don't wanna use a Syrian VPN server , or you don't wanna use a VPN if you ever lived in Syria ?
I don't wanna use a Syrian VPN server. I'm familiar with the name of the country which means there's some kind of controversy happening there. That's how I hear about places. 😅
Well the only thing you would get from a Syrian VPN server is no ads on Meta - YouTube and a few other apps , otherwise you'd need a VPN for the VPN to use things that aren't available here .... like: indeed (jobs) , Netflix , Gitlab , linktree , Google play (mostly works but sometimes need a VPN ) and other things I can't remember
The biggest insult Youtube could get. A person refusing to use it even when it had zero ads because it was heavy.
But, yes I agree Youtube mobile app is inefficient and reloads losing my place. Unfortunately, I have the same issue with grayjay making even that one a non-starter.
Ads is one of many bad parts about YouTube