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YouTube's Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Getting Harder to Dodge::The video platform now requires users to disable their ad blockers with an immovable pop-up.

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[–] [email protected] 171 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Currently without issue using Firefox and uBlock Origin. No complaints from YouTube nor ads.

[–] [email protected] 143 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm certain that by "users" what they really mean is "people still using Chrome."

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

I've been having intermittent problems while using Firefox. Of course, all I need to do is clear the Ublock's filters and re-load them.

Oddly, my brother who uses the same ad-blocker as me and Chrome hasn't gotten a anti-AdBlock nag screen for months. No idea why.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's the majority of people?? Looks like the most recent number is 64% of people with 20% on Safari and the remaining ~17% split among the rest with Firefox (3%) not even beating Edge (5%)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly the process to get ublock origin working is identical between the two of them, so being a chrome user doesn't really make it any harder. Obviously still a better idea to switch, but for that specific problem, its the same.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's being rolled out in waves. Seems like you haven't been hit yet.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No as ublock has stated you are using other extensions that are tripping detection, ffs 😑

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago

Nope, that's not what uBlock is saying. YouTube rolls out new adblock detection several times a day. uBlock can't stop it instantly, it takes time for the devs to adjust their code. So for a few hours, YouTube's detection works. If you haven't been caught yet, then it means you've been lucky to get the rollout after uBlock already had a fix. Some of us aren't that lucky. Last week, I got an early rollout several hours before uBlock had a patch. Turned off all my extensions, used default uBlock settings, all their suggestions, had no effect. A few hours later, uBlock had a fix and I didn't see YouTube's block anymore.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

No, not at all correct. uBlock has stated publicly, on multiple channels, that YT is updating its detection script several times a day while they are racing to patch in a fix.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I had been using Ghostery Dawn for ages. Got the pop-ups. Couldn't get around them. Switched to just firefox with ublock, no more ads. Can confirm it does work.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I've been hearing that for a while

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

I was having issues requiring cache dump/updates daily both on a Windows 10 machine with FF/UO and on an ipad with Brave and Orion (which can use UO) including total cookie wipes. Win 11 machines never blinked.

The last couple days or so, I've not seen the block message anywhere. Fun stuff.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it's a matter of time don't worry

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

if it does happen, just use freetube

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

it's a matter of time for that one too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Same here, chrome and ublock origin.. did nothing special at all, never seen any of these popups.

I assume it's a slow rollout and we've both been lucky.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I had to use element picker mode to select the popup to make it go away, but now i have two issues:

  1. I cant scroll down after a second of the page loading.
  2. Autoplay does not work on playlists