Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Blair Fix @blair_fix@mastodon.online

11/12/2025, 5:26:03 PM

Public

YouTube doubles down on enshittification. The site will no longer load videos if it detects ublock origin on your browser.

@pluralisticCory Doctorow

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/internet/youtube-is-not-down-its-cracking-down-on-ad-blocker-users-3-ways-to-fix-it

YouTube is not down, it's cracking down on ad blocker users — 3 ways to fix it

The anti-ad block war continues

www.tomsguide.com · Tom's Guide

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kajer @kajer@infosec.exchange

11/12/2025, 10:22:03 PM

Public

RE: https://mastodon.online/@blair_fix/115537894642669130

Yep, Been noticing this more often since last week. I figured it was a #enshitification related thing.

Here is the deal though. I remove youtube.com results from my searches. I don't care for you tube anything outside of using it on my living room Nvidia shield, and that uses SmartTubeNext.