I assume everyone is already using Brave, which blocks all normal ads, including on YouTube. However, it does not block ad reads. Adding this to Brave will block ad reads, which have gotten out of control.

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SponsorBlock is a crowdsourced browser extension to skip sponsor segments in YouTube videos.

This is already installed on the FreeTube app, which also allows you to follow channels without signing up to Google.

FreeTube - The Private YouTube Client

FreeTube is a feature-rich and user-friendly YouTube client with a focus on privacy.

There’s no podcast app that lets you block ad reads, unfortunately. I don’t have a phone anymore, but I use an mp3 player for podcasts when I’m out, and the amount of ad reads is always shocking. People no doubt skip these while driving, which means that Tucker Carlson is killing people with his constant ad reads. Is he killing as many as Israel? We don’t have the numbers yet.