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This constant harassment should be illegal. They should not be able to prompt you every single time you use a service. There needs to be a "NO" option. Not "no thank you", not "maybe later", "NO!".
I agree ... but if you are standing in their store and they blast you with their advertising over and over again ... they more or less can do whatever they want.
You have to step out of their space.
Use Firefox and stay away from Chrome.
Chrome is owned by Google ... YouTube is owned by Google ... so going onto their website using their web browser is like walking into their store using their limo. Since you are on their property and in their vehicle ... they have all the ability to push whatever they want onto to you. You have no choice. You can't walk into a Gap store and ask not see any Gap advertisements.
If you can visit their store using a different store front and a different vehicle .. you at least have some options and ability to turn off features that you don't want to see. At least you have a choice.
I'm on Linux with Firefox with uBlock Origin and I never see ads on Youtube
Unfortunately a lot of these services are becoming more akin to a utility than a clothing store though. You need them in some capacity to function in a modern life, and there are no alternatives, or every alternative engages in the same harassment.