Youtube Defeats Adblockers

[Karl Masks]

Seems they've finally managed it. I cannot watch it at all without disabling the ad blockers and I haven't found anything that works. Any ideas or is it game over for those who don't want to watch bizarre conspiracy promotions, white supremacist hip hop, and whatever other shit YT wants to sell me.

 

[MickiQ]

There's lots of very clever people writing software to force you to watch adverts and lots of equally clever people writing software to stop them from doing so. Just because the pendulum has swung in one direction doesn't mean it won't swing back the other. Be patient help is no doubt on the way.

 

[A380]

Seems they've finally managed it. I cannot watch it at all without disabling the ad blockers and I haven't found anything that works. Any ideas or is it game over for those who don't want to watch bizarre conspiracy promotions, white supremacist hip hop, and whatever other shit YT wants to sell me.

TBH I pay for the premium service. It’s better value than my Netflix subscription.

 

[nogojones]

Seems fine for me. Ghostery and ADP add-ons for firefox.

 

[RoyReed]

I just closed the 'You can't use an Ad-Blocker 'pop-up (clicked the X in the top-right corner) and carried on watching without seeing any ads. I'm using Firefox with uBlock Origin.

 

[Karl Masks]

i'm on opera with adblocker plus and adblocker ultimate and they aren't blocking youtube

 

[DaveCinzano]

I just closed the 'You can't use an Ad-Blocker 'pop-up (clicked the X in the top-right corner) and carried on watching without seeing any ads. I'm using Firefox with uBlock Origin.

I only started using Adblocker on YT a few days ago, and got that pop-up yesterday. Like you I just xed it and carried on I'm using Chrome.

 

[Sasaferrato]

I only started using Adblocker on YT a few days ago, and got that pop-up yesterday. Like you I just xed it and carried on I'm using Chrome.

The situation will change to not being able to view if an ad blocker is in use.

 

[xenon]

One of the biggest things that fucks me off about YouTube ads is the jarring out of context tone. Like I watch a few serious videos, analysis of news and whatnot and you get some cheery fucking advert for a Google pixel or something. I do watch fun stuff on there as well. and adverts are annoying in different ways. As are all those shorts.

 

[Sir Belchalot]

It still works fine if you are logged out of YouTube.

 

[cupid_stunt]

I just closed the 'You can't use an Ad-Blocker 'pop-up (clicked the X in the top-right corner) and carried on watching without seeing any ads. I'm using Firefox with uBlock Origin.

Oh, that's interesting, I'll have to try that.

I am using uBlock Origin, and YT has blocked it twice in the last 4-6 weeks, I turned off uBlock, skipped the ads, turned uBlock back on, and it's another 2-3 weeks before YT spots it.

 

[Karl Masks]

I can't slkip the ads though. It's reached the point where watching any content is blocked unless I disarm. I'm going to try Ghostery.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

I've just tried and DuckDuckGo browser is still playing things in the Duck Player (you have to turn that option on) and it seems to still be blocking ads for me. About DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo for Mac is now available for all users - gHacks Tech News

DuckDuckGo for Mac is now available for all users. It introduces a new feature called Duck Player, to block ads on YouTube.

www.ghacks.net

e2a - this is on my MacBook Air by the way, not a phone/tablet

 

[Karl Masks]

Perhaps it's Opera and not the extensions. I've not found a blocker that works, Ghostery doesn't. Not sure I can be bothered to try another

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Any ideas or is it game over for those who don't want to watch bizarre conspiracy promotions, white supremacist hip hop, and whatever other shit YT wants to sell me.

You do know the adverts reflect your browsing habits. Hence I never see any white supremacist, conspiracy or hip hop ones.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

You do know the adverts reflect your browsing habits. Hence I never see any white supremacist, conspiracy or hip hop ones.

if you're signed in, though, aye?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

if you're signed in, though, aye?

Well I’m signed in with Chrome anyway.

 

[two sheds]

So far so good with Firefox, uBlock Origin, Duckduckgo Privacy Essentials, Privacy Badger & pi-hole. Not signed in and just click the X. Will be interested to see how long it lasts, and whether it'll still block with them all except pi-hole turned off.

 

[Karl Masks]

You do know the adverts reflect your browsing habits. Hence I never see any white supremacist, conspiracy or hip hop ones.

It was mainly during the pandemic. Some white rapper had a video that got shown, clearly not an advert. Likewise presentations, often up to an hour long, for all sorts of crank guff. I don't think browsing habits were involved; i think it was paid for content

 

[Lord Camomile]

You do know the adverts reflect your browsing habits. Hence I never see any white supremacist, conspiracy or hip hop ones.

While this is prob true to a point, it's not just about what is interesting to you, but also that your browsing habits possibly make you interesting to advertisers or video makers, right?

They want to create new consumers, as well as keep current ones.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

While this is prob true to a point, it's not just about what is interesting to you, but also that your browsing habits possibly make you interesting to advertisers or video makers, right?

They want to create new consumers, as well as keep current ones.

They mostly try and get me interested in stuff I already own.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I just closed the 'You can't use an Ad-Blocker 'pop-up (clicked the X in the top-right corner) and carried on watching without seeing any ads. I'm using Firefox with uBlock Origin.

Same here. Can't remember what adblocker I use but it still works fine. At least for the moment.

 

[Sasaferrato]

Opera with adblock seems to have solved the problem, but don't log into youtube, just create your playlist. Bit of a chore but worth doing.

 

[existentialist]

One of the biggest things that fucks me off about YouTube ads is the jarring out of context tone. Like I watch a few serious videos, analysis of news and whatnot and you get some cheery fucking advert for a Google pixel or something. I do watch fun stuff on there as well. and adverts are annoying in different ways. As are all those shorts.

And the fact that, having had a very negative experience with one of their advertisers, I'm inclined to think that the whole bunch of them are chancers and dodgy.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Adverts help small time content creators though. It takes hours and not insignificant expense to put stuff together that folk thumb their noses at getting for free with the minor hassle of being put out by an ad they could simply ignore.

 

[Artaxerxes]

And the fact that, having had a very negative experience with one of their advertisers, I'm inclined to think that the whole bunch of them are chancers and dodgy.

Advertisers of course they are

 

[Ax^]

have 2 ad blockers running ..

pause one and refresh

when it prompts you to do the same to the other comply

but unpause the first one

 

[Karl Masks]

My older laptop with the same browser and adblcokers doesn't have this issue. Must just be some random glitch.

 

[Sir Belchalot]

YouTube Adblock by Friendly extension works, for now at least.

 

[Karl Masks]

This is just bullshit. The cost of Youtube Premium is ridiculous at twenty quid a month. That's more than double most streaming services.

The alternative is having ti sthrough adverts that can last up to five minutes. Youc an't refresh the screen, you can't skip them. FFS, this is way too much. 15 seconds is one thing, but someone selling me their 'work from home' crypto/gold/premium trader service is out of order. Fuck this shit.