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Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

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Post by alkonaut »

all2 wrote: post #12
flakes wrote: post #9

I'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 still don't understand how ad blocking in videos can work. I mean all it would take to force users to watch the ads is to ensure that after the ad starts streaming, you can't request any frame of the actual content until N seconds (The full ad length) later?

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

#122

Post by ekianjo »

PeterStuer wrote: post #43
all2 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

To be fair Youtube has to make a profit somehow. Ad revenue, direct and/or through profile data collection is easy and effective but the worst businessmodel for human sanity. I like that they at least offer an alternative for the ad viewing part through Youtube premium. I don't know about the US as streaming services seem to have catalogues orders of magnitude more extensive than over here in Europe, but compared to…

> To be fair Youtube has to make a profit somehow.

I don't care, I still won't watch ads, and if I pay for something, I want to pay for something for that does actively track my watching habits and sell my data, so they are out of luck.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

#123

Post by jillesvangurp »

ekianjo wrote: post #120
jillesvangurp wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ublock works perfectly for me on Youtube. I never see ads there. Plenty of sponsored videos but no ads. I use Firefox; that might be the difference.

does not work if you are logged in

I am logged in.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

#124

Post by Sander_Marechal »

seethedeaduu wrote: post #114
codeflo wrote: post #48

From the “uBO works best in Firefox” page, I found this gem: > Firefox will wait for uBO to be ready before sending network requests from already opened tab(s) at browser launch. > In Chromium-based browsers, this is not the case. Tracker/advertisement payloads may find their way into already opened tabs before uBO is ready, while Firefox will properly filter these. That’s a hell of a “bug” in Chromium, that blocker…

I have experienced this on firefox as well but it is rare and don't know of a way to reproduce it.

Are you sure you don't have the option to wait turned off in the UBo settings?

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

#125

Post by thomastsch »

creatonez wrote: post #3

For anyone looking for up-to-date information on getting YouTube ad blocking to work: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/19976

For those who can't or don't want to install an ad blocker on their device, a youtube viewer bookmarklet: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37973944

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

#126

Post by Sander_Marechal »

leloctai wrote: post #87
codeflo wrote: post #48

From the “uBO works best in Firefox” page, I found this gem: > Firefox will wait for uBO to be ready before sending network requests from already opened tab(s) at browser launch. > In Chromium-based browsers, this is not the case. Tracker/advertisement payloads may find their way into already opened tabs before uBO is ready, while Firefox will properly filter these. That’s a hell of a “bug” in Chromium, that blocker…

Which is a horrible design on Android. Firefox on my (admittedly relatively old) phone take 20s to load the first page when browser start with uBlock enabled. On desktop this is fine as it only happen once a day. But on the phone it happen a lot since apps getting killed is a normal thing.

IIRC there's a setting for that in UBo (look for pre-fetching)

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

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Post by boudin »

danielbln wrote: post #90
leloctai wrote: post #87

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Which is a horrible design on Android. Firefox on my (admittedly relatively old) phone take 20s to load the first page when browser start with uBlock enabled. On desktop this is fine as it only happen once a day. But on the phone it happen a lot since apps getting killed is a normal thing.

My 4 year old S10E does not exhibit this behavior at all (Firefox with uBlock).

And my 7 years old oneplus 3T neither

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

#128

Post by trumpeta »

alkonaut wrote: post #121
all2 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 still don't understand how ad blocking in videos can work. I mean all it would take to force users to watch the ads is to ensure that after the ad starts streaming, you can't request any frame of the actual content until N seconds (The full ad length) later?

I'd still rather stare at a blank screen for 20s than view the ads.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

#129

Post by alkonaut »

trumpeta wrote: post #128
alkonaut wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I still don't understand how ad blocking in videos can work. I mean all it would take to force users to watch the ads is to ensure that after the ad starts streaming, you can't request any frame of the actual content until N seconds (The full ad length) later?

I'd still rather stare at a blank screen for 20s than view the ads.

Sure, but that doesn't sound like something people would install an ad blocker to achieve...

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

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Post by Phelinofist »

ekianjo wrote: post #120
jillesvangurp wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ublock works perfectly for me on Youtube. I never see ads there. Plenty of sponsored videos but no ads. I use Firefox; that might be the difference.

does not work if you are logged in

It does, you just have to purge and then update the filter rules
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