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Yes and no: it counts as a "view", but it doesn't show ads.



Restated: no. Monetization depends on the ads. Using such a tool is equivalent to using an ad blocker. If you're comfortable using an ad blocker, you're not doing much different here.


Exactly. I never see ads on YouTube when using Firefox, only when using the Android YouTube app.




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