[PLUG] YouTube spam filter

[Russell Senior]

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On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 9:44 PM Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> wrote:

> This may belong on plug-talk, but my problem probably has
> a technical solution to block YouTube spam, without getting
> into the sordid politics beneath.
>
> This evening, I searched for a YouTube video about opening
> a can with a manual rotary can opener.  See the PPS below.
>
> The problem is, a well funded national politician has
> saturated YouTube with a gazillion whack-a-mole pop-up
> attack ads, and I can't close them fast enough to finish
> the video I want to see.
>
> I do NOT want to discuss that politician on plug-linux, or
> even discuss why Google allows their YouTube service to be
> ruined this way, as Google already has more money than God
> and doesn't need an extra billion or two from that national
> politician in return for destroying YouTube.
>
> I do not want to discuss either of those subjects here.
> PLUG-TALK please.
>
> -----
>
> The TECHNICAL/LINUX subject:
>
> I WANT to learn what SOFTWARE or TECHNIQUES to use to
> filter and block the F***ING pop-ups.  Unless I do that,
> YouTube is ruined.  Other services may soon be ruined as
> well.  I need to find and install and learn those tools
> before the internet turns into S*** and I can't get to
> the tools.
>
> I use Firefox an older version of CentOS Linux on a small
> screen 4GB laptop; I hope for a compatible solution.
>
> Alternately, perhaps "we" (meaning those of you who know
> how to write code) can develop tools to migrate useful
> YouTube videos to Internet Archive, and tools to protect
> the Archive from vandalism.  I prefer both personal as well
> as institutional defenses.
>
> Keith
>
> P.S. Google?  This is forwarded to many gmail addresses,
> so your servers are capturing dozens of copies of this
> email.  Please do the right thing; your business won't
> survive if we deploy better solutions than Google.
>
> P.P.S. Most people don't know the can opener trick; I saw
> snippets of a really annoying video by a motormouth moron
> who doesn't know the trick either.
>
> Turn the handle a quarter turn the opposite way before
> turning it your normal away all the way around to open
> the can.  The lid always separates cleanly that way,
> because the cuts line up at the closing.
>
> You're welcome ...
>
> --
> Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com
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