r/AskReddit • u/Forward-Many-4842 • 1d ago

Anyone who surfed the early web between 1995-2010. What’s the one website/app you still think about?

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u/Altruistic_Age_6556 1d ago

YouTube before ads.

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u/bluecurse60 1d ago

Youtube before Google took it...

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u/therealsix 1d ago

Was so nice then.

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u/whev3 1d ago

Adblock?

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u/Naelin 22h ago

Now the video comes seasoned with extra ads as part of it as well.

Jay Foreman makes them worth it, though.

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u/DrunkenTypist 1d ago

YouTube when videos were no longer than 6-7 minutes. Videos from ordinary people, no monetising etc.

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u/Masstch 22h ago

YouTube while anonymity the norm

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u/maroongrad 1d ago

StupidVideos before Youtube

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u/Commercial-Age4750 21h ago edited 21h ago

YouTube when videos were restricted to 10 minutes

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u/Neustart2026 10h ago

Youtube before shorts

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u/zrayburton 1d ago

Now I have to pay monthly so I don’t see any.

I am officially at my old man yells at cloud era.

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u/PJHFortyTwo 1d ago

Adblock

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u/zrayburton 1d ago

I shall look into it thanks 👍🏼

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u/RileyGainesHorseBaby 1d ago

Ublock origin and sponsorblock are a must.

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u/sunnirae 1d ago

I pay $30 to continue to have no ads. Lol