Youtube should just include the ads directly in the video file but thats probably too expensive?
Makes it much harder to target ads(unless you generate separate video files for every separate audience).
Does uBlock Origin bypass the latest YouTube anti-adblock script?
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Re: Does uBlock Origin bypass the latest YouTube anti-adblock script?
#242I use uBlock Origin on PC and MS Edge on mobile for blocking ads. Both work great for blocking YouTube ads.
Re: Does uBlock Origin bypass the latest YouTube anti-adblock script?
#243What is most interesting about this whole adblocking war: we're winning. If we weren't youtube/Google wouldn't be making such a fuss. So keep it up. I can also heartily recommend the 'unhook' browser extension, it takes care of all of those upsells and feeds.
Not sure that's the case, recent discussion on Firefox was not inspiring: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38531104.
Maybe they are making such a fuss because it works and people end up switching to chrome / removing ad block :(.
Would be nice to see recent download graph of firefox or ublock origin so see if there is any impact.
Re: Does uBlock Origin bypass the latest YouTube anti-adblock script?
#244What is most interesting about this whole adblocking war: we're winning. If we weren't youtube/Google wouldn't be making such a fuss. So keep it up. I can also heartily recommend the 'unhook' browser extension, it takes care of all of those upsells and feeds.
>What is most interesting about this whole adblocking war: we're winning.
Until Google changes how the web works and all other browsers will align. And they can do that, since they almost own the web trough Chrome.
Re: Does uBlock Origin bypass the latest YouTube anti-adblock script?
#245I use uBlock Origin on PC and MS Edge on mobile for blocking ads. Both work great for blocking YouTube ads.
I think I saw the ominous message from Google once prior to origin updating their stuff and me clearing cookies afterwards. FF on desktop. Also no issues on Brave.
Re: Does uBlock Origin bypass the latest YouTube anti-adblock script?
#246Newpipe also works great on Android! Haven't seen an ad since I installed it, and you can also download videos and play while minimized.
On Android I watch YouTube in MS Edge and enable the builtin adblocker. Works like a charm!
Re: Does uBlock Origin bypass the latest YouTube anti-adblock script?
#247What is most interesting about this whole adblocking war: we're winning. If we weren't youtube/Google wouldn't be making such a fuss. So keep it up. I can also heartily recommend the 'unhook' browser extension, it takes care of all of those upsells and feeds.
Not sure that's the case, recent discussion on Firefox was not inspiring: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38531104 . Maybe they are making such a fuss because it works and people end up switching to chrome / removing ad block :(. Would be nice to see recent download graph of firefox or ublock origin so see if there is any impact.
For me the opposite: chrome was making an entrance on account of supporting WebMIDI and I gave them the benefit of the doubt for a bit but this is the bit that did it for me and besides some compatibility testing FF all the way for me.
Google is already receiving plenty of money, if they promoted youtube as a commons they should maintain it as a commons. This bait-and-switch crap has gone more than far enough.
Remember, not all that long ago their mantra was 'we don't care about ad blockers because it is only such a small percentage'. Look now.
Re: Does uBlock Origin bypass the latest YouTube anti-adblock script?
#248Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Has anyone else not really been affected by the new youtube adblock policy at all? The megathread addresses this: > I've never seen this message. Is this because of my browser being X or Y? No, YouTube didn't roll this out to everybody yet. [0] https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/184fivk/youtu...
It was rolled out to me. I saw several warnings that my ad blocker wasn't allowed, and on one day they blocked me from watching videos, except that they didn't block me from watching videos in Incognito Mode. On all other days, I was free to watch whatever I wanted while logged in. They might complain at me about ad blocking, or not. On all days, youtube-dl worked fine. (This matters because, contemporaneously with t…
It is not, but it did prompt a discussion with my buddies. What do we do when/if it becomes strict? Solutions are kinda there depending on what you are willing to put up with. FWIW, I started archiving stuff with ydl.
Re: Does uBlock Origin bypass the latest YouTube anti-adblock script?
#249What is most interesting about this whole adblocking war: we're winning. If we weren't youtube/Google wouldn't be making such a fuss. So keep it up. I can also heartily recommend the 'unhook' browser extension, it takes care of all of those upsells and feeds.
>What is most interesting about this whole adblocking war: we're winning. Until Google changes how the web works and all other browsers will align. And they can do that, since they almost own the web trough Chrome.
Yup. Webbundles and the other thingie.
Re: Does uBlock Origin bypass the latest YouTube anti-adblock script?
#250What is most interesting about this whole adblocking war: we're winning. If we weren't youtube/Google wouldn't be making such a fuss. So keep it up. I can also heartily recommend the 'unhook' browser extension, it takes care of all of those upsells and feeds.
Not sure that's the case, recent discussion on Firefox was not inspiring: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38531104 . Maybe they are making such a fuss because it works and people end up switching to chrome / removing ad block :(. Would be nice to see recent download graph of firefox or ublock origin so see if there is any impact.
Anecdotally, I just made the switch to FF from Chrome. And my only complaint is that Google Earth is practically unusable. Other than that, I love the customization and have no difference from Chrome. Extension support is just as good.