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[–] Wolf@lemmy.today 19 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (7 children)

I swear, YouTube uses the camera on my phone/tablet to detect if I am facing the screen or not. It doesn't have 'permission' to access the camera, but the behavior is too consistent to be a coincidence.

I can't fall asleep to silence. I have to have something playing to keep me from being alone with my thoughts, or I will literally never sleep. So I watch YouTube videos while Im tying to fall asleep. I skip every ad as soon as it will let me when facing the screen. Every time, and I mean literally every time I turn over so my back is to the screen, YouTube will start playing one of those long ass ads, ones that will go on for 1/2 hr or more if I don't turn back over and hit 'skip'. It's just too consistent to be random.

The best is when it's the ad for the stupid ass 'superhero' audiobook where the main character is the only person who doesn't have a superpower and gets picked on, and by picked on I mean they force him to watch as they SA his girlfriend. I have done the thing where you can request they don't show you that particular ad at least a dozen times now and it never helps.

I already know that guy will get his superpower eventually. I already know that he will get his revenge on his bullies. Its about the most obvious, 5th grade level writing you could imagine. Nothing about it appeals to me, I hate that fucking ad with a passion.

[–] TechieDamien@lemmy.ml 13 points 12 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Wolf@lemmy.today 6 points 10 hours ago

Awesome, thank you. I just installed it and it seems to be working great.

Also signing up for PeerTube as well. 👍

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