If you use FreeTube it will buffer a second stream of the video started just before ad spots then stream-and-discard the ads. When you get to an ad spot it cuts to the buffer from the second stream while the ad in your primary stream buffers.
It can also optionally stream through mirror services like invidious that also strip all ads.
In short, you can -always- access content provided to the anonymous internet without ads without the provider being able to tell.
The creators even get paid for ads you never watched.
If everyone does this advertisers will stop paying, and we can move on from this failed experiment and build better microtransaction systems.
Never ever watch or listen to ads or give data to adtech companies. This is always doing more harm to society than alternatives like piracy or violating terms of service.
It can also optionally stream through mirror services like invidious that also strip all ads.
In short, you can -always- access content provided to the anonymous internet without ads without the provider being able to tell.
The creators even get paid for ads you never watched.
If everyone does this advertisers will stop paying, and we can move on from this failed experiment and build better microtransaction systems.
Never ever watch or listen to ads or give data to adtech companies. This is always doing more harm to society than alternatives like piracy or violating terms of service.