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YouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block ads (www.androidpolice.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 4 months ago (12 children)

Worse case scenario, we gotta make an extension that detects the ad UI and blanks the screen and mutes the audio until its over

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

I just found a userscript that mutes, skips, and lets you black out the ads. Worked during my brief test of it. I'll probably use this if adblock or other clients are bricked.

https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/9165-auto-close-youtube-ads

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