I use a site that has 0 ads, has basically everything I can think of, and has a better UI than every streaming service. There are some minor issues, such as episodes being out of place and some content servers being unreliable. It's no replacement for a home media server, but I'd gladly suffer 3 minutes of troubleshooting if it meant avoiding even 5 seconds of ads
Turns out lack of regulation is a double-edged sword.
On the one hand, the quality of pirate sites varies wildly - with some being virus infested hellholes.
On the other hand, there's no legal bullshit to get in the way of them providing their service. Their competition can't easily just cut them off from content.
And because they're operating privately rather than publically, they're incentivised to operate sustainably rather than chase quarterly profits - which oftentimes benefits their "customers"
25 Comments
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 61 pts · 17d
*fewer
Hellstormy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 20 pts · 17d
Well, they are uncountable
volore@scribe.disroot.org · 15 pts · 17d
Thank goodness you're here, none of us would've ever figured out what this meant otherwise.
piskertariot@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 17d
Thank goodness you're here sonwe can all feel superior about being wrong.
volore@scribe.disroot.org · 4 pts · 17d
Any time, champ.
Sibshops@feddit.cl · 2 pts · 17d
Maybe the ads themselves are smaller in size? It could be both less of an ad and fewer.
gegil@sopuli.xyz · 40 pts · 17d
Where actual piracy sites have less regional restrictions than official stores.
slazer2au@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 17d
Its amazing what can be done when you ignore local censorship and classification rules.
IDew@lemmy.zip · 24 pts · 17d
The fact that piracy websites are more straight forward and more user-friendly.. Tells a lot about the shit services out there.
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 17d
I use a site that has 0 ads, has basically everything I can think of, and has a better UI than every streaming service. There are some minor issues, such as episodes being out of place and some content servers being unreliable. It's no replacement for a home media server, but I'd gladly suffer 3 minutes of troubleshooting if it meant avoiding even 5 seconds of ads
burido@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 17d
5 seconds? When was the last time you used YouTube?!
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 17d
I block ads and sponsors on yt, I don't remember the last time I listened to an ad there
NightFantom@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 16d
For me the last time was when I accidentally clicked a youtube vid in discord instead of opening it in the browser. Killed that shit so fast
MissJinx@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 17d
and I allow it because they are doing god's work
adhdsergio@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 16d
PeerTube FTW
Allero@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 16d
This. PeerTube is the best solution we have.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 16d
there also mroe than a handful of them, as opposed to YT.
Eyekaytee@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 17d
youtube != just movies/tv shows
if it was we'd all probably be happier
TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 17d
This is so so true.
Th4tGuyII@fedia.io · -1 pts · 17d
Turns out lack of regulation is a double-edged sword.
On the one hand, the quality of pirate sites varies wildly - with some being virus infested hellholes.
On the other hand, there's no legal bullshit to get in the way of them providing their service. Their competition can't easily just cut them off from content.
And because they're operating privately rather than publically, they're incentivised to operate sustainably rather than chase quarterly profits - which oftentimes benefits their "customers"
krisevol@lemmus.org · -1 pts · 16d
YouTube free you mean.
YouTube premium is still one of the few paid sites that are ad free.
kadotux@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 16d
How is YouTube premium a free site? Free paid site? What in the oxymoron is tuhat?
krisevol@lemmus.org · 2 pts · 16d
Sorry it's few*
kadotux@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 16d
Oh right, makes more sense :D
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 16d
Only first party ads, less first party promotions.