Does uBlock Origin bypass the latest YouTube anti-adblock script?

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Post by colinprince » Tue, Dec 05, 2023, 11:11 PM UTC

Does uBlock Origin bypass the latest YouTube anti-adblock script?
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Post by mtmail » Tue, Dec 05, 2023, 11:21 PM UTC

My current work-around is https://deturl.com/ and then click 'clean viewer'. Changing a video URL from www.youtube.com to www.pwnyoutube.com redirects there. Example https://www.pwnyoutube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

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#3

Post by dvngnt_ » Tue, Dec 05, 2023, 11:23 PM UTC

I've never had an issue with Firefox

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Post by wldcordeiro » Tue, Dec 05, 2023, 11:24 PM UTC

dvngnt_ wrote: post #3

I've never had an issue with Firefox

Firefox has a better extension API and uBlock Origin is able to do more to block ads than it can on Chrome.

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Post by Hello71 » Tue, Dec 05, 2023, 11:24 PM UTC

at time of writing, this says NO, but according to the text, "uBlock Origin could still work on YouTube. Not all YT updates are targeted against uBO's solutions." so shouldn't it say MAYBE?

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Post by abetancort » Tue, Dec 05, 2023, 11:25 PM UTC

dvngnt_ wrote: post #3

I've never had an issue with Firefox

Me too, no problem with Firefox.

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Post by kazinator » Tue, Dec 05, 2023, 11:26 PM UTC

Forget browsers; I could use an ad-free Youtube app for Android TV that has voice search.

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Post by errantmind » Tue, Dec 05, 2023, 11:26 PM UTC

wldcordeiro wrote: post #4

dvngnt_ wrote: post #3

I've never had an issue with Firefox

Firefox has a better extension API and uBlock Origin is able to do more to block ads than it can on Chrome.

I've never gotten ads on Youtube with Firefox nor my Chromium-based browser. Maybe they didn't roll the adblocker-blocker out to everyone.

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Post by bluescrn » Tue, Dec 05, 2023, 11:27 PM UTC

mtmail wrote: post #2

My current work-around is https://deturl.com/ and then click 'clean viewer'. Changing a video URL from www.youtube.com to www.pwnyoutube.com redirects there. Example https://www.pwnyoutube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Simply staying logged out of YouTube is still working for me (with Firefox and uBlock Origin)

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Post by autocorr » Tue, Dec 05, 2023, 11:27 PM UTC

Newpipe also works great on Android! Haven't seen an ad since I installed it, and you can also download videos and play while minimized.