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1. JMiao · 1790437902 · focus · HN ↗

   is there an equivalent experience for desktop pcs?

   1. UnlockedSecrets · 1790438177 · focus · HN ↗

      Firefox with sponsorblock installed and ublock origin?

      1. duskdozer · 1790438451 · focus · HN ↗

         I haven't been able to watch youtube in the browser for ages. I get like one 10-20s chunk then nothing further. Do you use just the standard block lists?

         1. TomasEkeli · 1790438837 · focus · HN ↗

            Works well for me on Firefox with uBlock origin without any special lists.

            Personally I use my own fork of FreeTube on desktops, though, falling back to Firefox with uBlock when there are outages.

         2. piaste · 1790440536 · focus · HN ↗

            Are you using a VPN? Youtube will be a jerk to those IPs. I need to set my exit node to either Poland or Albania to watch YT. (The latter incidentally is supposed to act as an ad-blocker due to local legislation banning some types of ads, but I have my own ad-blockers so I cannot confirm.)
         3. tosti · 1790444874 · focus · HN ↗

            Even on the fastest computer I got, I have to wait 2 whole minutes for the website to finish loading. I think they really hate Firefox.

            1. DavideNL · 1790445458 · focus · HN ↗

               I use Firefox (and Librewolf), and have no issues.

               So, it must be some extension or content blocker list causing that issue?

         4. mystifyingpoi · 1790450115 · focus · HN ↗

            Your experience is strange, I use the official Chrome (not Chromium) with uBlock Lite and everything works perfectly (except the 5s delay at the start).
         5. fg137 · 1790517597 · focus · HN ↗

            I had this issue on Firefox on a Linux machine but didn't see it when on a Mac. I gave up figuring out why -- every other website worked fine.

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