How to Block YouTube Ads -- For Real For Real (LEGAL)

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In this short, playful video, a colleague shares a workaround for watching YouTube videos without ads by viewing them through Bing instead of YouTube itself. The method is to copy the YouTube video’s URL, open Bing in a new tab, paste the URL into Bing search, and then click the video thumbnail in the results rather than the link, which opens an ad-free viewing experience that stays ad-free when moving to other videos. For browsing rather than a specific video, he shows searching Bing with a normal query plus a site restriction for YouTube, then opening videos from those results the same way. The video is framed as a lighthearted secret hack, closing with Kevin discovering the filming and joining the sign-off.

Key takeaways

• Watching a YouTube video through Bing search results can avoid YouTube ads
• Paste the video URL into Bing and click the thumbnail, not the link
• Add a site restriction for YouTube to search videos directly in Bing
• The ad-free viewing continues when opening further videos from Bing
• The trick needs no extension, account change, or payment

Episode details: published September 23, 2024 · 1:44 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Kevin Stratvert’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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