Hacker News with Generative AI: Online Video

Google not letting YouTube videos play with Opera, FF adblockers. Chrome is slow (neowin.net)
For those who have been running YouTube on a browser for a while with an ad blocker enabled, you must have come across YouTube's banner that stops a video playing in its track and warns users not to use such content blockers.
Web Browsers, YouTube, Ad Blocking, Online Video
8 points by josephcsible 16 days ago | 0 comments
YouTube plays out hours long unskipable ads to adblock users (reddit.com)
YouTube, Advertising, Ad Blocking, Online Video
17 points by doener 66 days ago | 7 comments
Second Circuit Rejects Record Labels' Attempt to Rewrite the DMCA (eff.org)
In a major win for creator communities, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has once again handed video streaming site Vimeo a solid win in its long-running legal battle with Capitol Records and a host of other record labels.
Law, Copyright, DMCA, Music Industry, Online Video
22 points by hn_acker 67 days ago | 3 comments
Tell HN: Google getting aggressive about requiring account to use YouTube (ycombinator.com)
Lately I’ve been getting more and more occurrences of YouTube refusing to play video with the message: <p>> Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot.<p>> This helps protect our community<p>From searching online, this seems to have started some months ago and to be affecting people on VPNs. In my case, I was browsing normally with iCloud Private Relay. It may be targeting downloaders and alternative frontends but so far we only have speculation.
YouTube, Privacy, Google, User Experience, Online Video
10 points by latexr 184 days ago | 11 comments
YouTube confirms your pause screen is now fair game for ads (theverge.com)
It’s been nearly six years since we warned you that ads were coming for your pause button and 18 months since Google revealed that YouTube would serve them up, too.
YouTube, Advertising, Digital Media, Online Video
67 points by MBCook 196 days ago | 64 comments
Freetube is the best way to watch YouTube (popsci.com)
YouTube, Video Streaming, Online Video, Media
87 points by geox 214 days ago | 133 comments
Ask HN: Is there a way to watch unrelated videos on YT (ycombinator.com)
YouTube, Video Streaming, User Experience, Online Video
11 points by lnenad 280 days ago | 16 comments
YouTube videos are skipping to the end for users with adblockers (9to5google.com)
YouTube, Ad Blocking, Online Video, Technology, Web Browsing
31 points by josephcsible 310 days ago | 39 comments