When you block ads on YouTube, the ads are deleted. This has the problem of not giving creators money, forcing you to actually spend $10/mo or whatever the average Patreon subscription is. What if there was an option for an ad to play in the background while a black rectangle covers the screen while temporarily muting the browser tab? (Since the ad still plays in the background, the creator still gets money, allowing you to be a freeloader) edit: peertube has no ads

  • sociablefish@lemm.eeOP
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    1 year ago

    I’d probably just mute the ad and go to a different tab or look away from the screen.

    Which is what my solution would do automatically.