YouTube is starting to show ads on TVs whenever you pause a video, as first announced earlier this year by Google.

YouTube is starting to show ads on TVs whenever you pause a video, as first announced earlier this year by Google.

  • @toynbeeEnglish
    1•4 months ago

    DNS blocking does not work for any YouTube ads as the ads are hosted on the same servers as the videos.

    Certainly, my pihole - which has successfully blocked many ads - does not do anything for YouTube.

    edit: No need for “I.”

    • BrikoXOPMEnglish
      1•4 months ago

      Seems you are right. I don’t use YouTube native clients, so never actually ran into the issue. Updated my original comment.

      • @toynbeeEnglish
        2•4 months ago

        Respect to you!

        The only reason I know is because I primarily watch YouTube on my TV. People have pointed out to me that you can side load clients onto your TV, and they’re right, but I’m inclined to at least wait until my warranty expires before doing so.