On Android it’s simple, patched with YouTube ReVanced Manager

I did, but after the 3 videos, it’s no longer a pop-up that can be removed, it doesn’t load the video at all. Annoying as fuck. I use incognito mode as a workaround currently.

I would guess the fireplace it just goes out the chimney if there is one, and just as bad if there isn’t one

I’ve found that sometimes old posts don’t propagate to newer servers. So if you want to participate in a old thread, you need another account.

Sigh, I only scrolled like a page and then realized this post is 2 years old. Wish more people would migrate

It’s actually for security. Otherwise websites could grab whatever you happen to have in your clipboard. You might have a copied password from a password manager, or a private key for a wallet. I don’t want sites having defacto access to the clipboard for that reason.