Unsure of provenance for this link, but it shows your browser's current success / failure state for blocking youtube anti-adware efforts.
uBlock Origin 1.53
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#12I've been using uBlock since shortly after it launched, and I'd rather lose access to all Google services than not have an ad blocker. I seriously question how people use a browser without one. Completely changes how the web feels.
This. I've pretty much stopped using YouTube since the adblocker blocker shut me out.
I figure it's a good time to kick a bad habit. :D
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#13For anyone looking for up-to-date information on getting YouTube ad blocking to work: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/19976
Ad-blocking never stopped working for me. I use a combo of uBlock Origin, uMatrix, and Unhook.
uBO + uMatrix, got the nag and the 3-video warning. Adding "uBlock filters – Annoyances" fixed it for me.
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ad-blocking never stopped working for me. I use a combo of uBlock Origin, uMatrix, and Unhook.
As far as I can tell, they are leaving Silicon Valley IPs to the end of the rollout.
this is untrue. located in the bay area and getting dinged hard on most of my devices
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#15gorhill should be given a Nobel Prize and a knighthood for contributions to humanity.
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#16"uBO works best on Firefox". I can't say I'm totally shocked that getting it working better under Chrome is somehow more difficult.
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#17For anyone looking for up-to-date information on getting YouTube ad blocking to work: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/19976
In the last year, youtube anti-ad-block only ever occurred to me once and I fixed it in 2 minutes by reading the instructions on that github issue.
All I had to do was manually trigger an update for uBlock Origin's filter lists then restart firefox.
The filter lists update automatically, but a new youtube change got around them and the filter had a fix inside an hour (too short a time for my extension to auto-update it's filter lists).
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#18I've been using uBlock since shortly after it launched, and I'd rather lose access to all Google services than not have an ad blocker. I seriously question how people use a browser without one. Completely changes how the web feels.
This. I've pretty much stopped using YouTube since the adblocker blocker shut me out. I figure it's a good time to kick a bad habit. :D
Same. I only visit when someone links to a video or I absolutely have to to get information.
Used to visit YouTube’s front page as part of my daily routine, effectively using it as a social media site - which it definitely is; it’s just that the posts are all videos, the comment section is like every other but moderated by the video poster, and the front page is completely algorithm driven.
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#19I've been using uBlock since shortly after it launched, and I'd rather lose access to all Google services than not have an ad blocker. I seriously question how people use a browser without one. Completely changes how the web feels.
This. I've pretty much stopped using YouTube since the adblocker blocker shut me out. I figure it's a good time to kick a bad habit. :D
I'm trying Grayjay, which works great, and I've noticed one big thing: it doesn't keep showing me an endless stream of stuff to keep me on the site. It just shows my subs and a handful of suggestions.
As a consequence, my time spent on the site is way down, and the time I do spend is higher quality material.
But I'm with you. There's no way I'm watching an ad on YT. If they figure out how to only stream with unblockable ads, I will never visit the site again.
Patreon to pay the creators.
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#20never had an issue with YouTube. At least until now they only try to block blockers if you are signed in. And there really is no reason to login to watch videos.