YouTube is testing a popup for non-Premium users that urges them to disable adblockers with a countdown timer. It emphasizes the features of YouTube Premium so its creators can be paid.
I was using vanced, but last week it would load a video then buffer forever. Same thing was happening to my official YouTube app as well. I tried a couple different YouTube apps but either didn't like them or couldn't get them to work correctly.
Firefox with u block works so well. I added sponsor block and it's like I'm using vanced again.
I had the same problem with vanced where it stop every video after 1 minute and 3 seconds. Updating Revanced Manager and creating a new APK fixed the problem, now everything works with no issues again
I left Reddit on July 1 this year. I will leave YouTube as well. I might consider staying if their ads weren't hot, flaming garbage but you can only report bullshit ads saying that Elon Musk was going to donate to Canada so that no Canadian ever had to work again so many times.
Mostly PeerTube and Odysee. Although even non-free competition (like Dailymotion and Vimeo) growing still helps, putting a dent on the botnet's monopoly.