View Full Version : Wtf is this shit? Ad blockers no longer blocking youtube.
1987_Lakers
08-15-2023, 11:27 PM
:biggums:
jstern
08-16-2023, 01:07 AM
It's only for a select few people. A trial.
I never like promoting the idea of ad blockers, because it then leads to YouTube disabling it for all.
The one place not to use it is on ISH.
Wally450
08-16-2023, 11:15 AM
On computers or phones?
I'm fine on my computer. I need to find a good ad blocker for my phone though.
1987_Lakers
08-16-2023, 11:30 AM
On computers or phones?
I'm fine on my computer. I need to find a good ad blocker for my phone though.
My phone blocks everything because I use "Brave" as a browser.
On my laptop I usually use Chrome with ublock origin as my ad blocker, but youtube has somehow disabled all these ad blockers. Looks like I'm gonna have to install Brave on my laptop as well
1987_Lakers
08-16-2023, 11:56 AM
Found a chrome extension called "undetectable ad blocker". Seems to have blocked youtube ads for now. We will see.
jstern
08-16-2023, 05:05 PM
From June
YouTube is limiting video views for ********* users
YouTube is once again conducting an experiment that targets anyone using an ad blocker. Like before, users are warned that they should turn off their blocking software. This time, however, there's a punishment for not complying: being limited to just three video views.
....
YouTube has confirmed that the pop-ups are part of an experiment – so not everyone will see them – urging users to either allow ads when viewing videos or subscribe to YouTube Premium. The company said playback would be disabled in "extreme cases," i.e., when someone ignores repeated requests to disable their ad-blocking software.
https://www.techspot.com/news/99254-youtube-limiting-video-views-ad-blocker-users.html
So it seems that you're one of the lucky few.
The bad thing is that this happened to you in August, which means that they are expanding it, and that it might eventually catch up to the rest of us.
Edit: I guess ISH censors the term ad block with an - inbetween.
ILLsmak
08-16-2023, 08:18 PM
Noscript and ublock ? Ye this site and most sites are aids on devices such as apple (Ipad atm) but those two things work well. Have done me well.
-Smak
BurningHammer
08-17-2023, 01:17 AM
You need extra lines in your ******* filters. Not sure if they are all the same but there should be out there for differently adblockers.
warriorfan
08-17-2023, 01:59 AM
op watches shitty youtube videos all day
highwhey
08-17-2023, 02:16 AM
op watches shitty youtube videos all day
dont you pay for your internet access with food stamps?
1987_Lakers
10-13-2023, 12:34 PM
Seems like lots of people who have ad blockers are getting hit by this now.
Not only that, but the "return youtube dislike" extension is no longer working.
ArbitraryWater
10-13-2023, 12:42 PM
works for me, the extension however is indeed not working (maybe need to update chrome?)
1987_Lakers
10-13-2023, 12:48 PM
works for me, the extension however is indeed not working (maybe need to update chrome?)
Youtube's recent update made "return youtube dislikes" extension unusable. From what I heard, the extension has a new update that combats this, but needs a chrome store approval.
SaltyMeatballs
10-13-2023, 04:19 PM
I ****ing hate the ads on youtube
Sometimes I'll skip through a video and then an ad will pop up before I can resume it. One 15-second ad, and then another ad for 5 seconds. Then if I try going back on a video, the same ****ing thing happens
Makes it impossible to watch videos
SATAN
10-13-2023, 08:40 PM
I'd consider buying YouTube Premium if YouTube hadn't been practically run into the ground already. It's been getting worse for years. Why the **** are they constantly promoting news channels? How many human beings in this world give a flying **** about Mr Beast or SSSniperwolf? They treat a lot of content creators like garbage. Shadow ban videos. How ****ing stupid is the YouTube leadership? How do you ruin one of the greatest websites to ever grace the internet so badly?
Google needs to be broken up. Worst company I've ever seen. It's almost inconceivable how bad Google is.
Meltdown*
SATAN
10-13-2023, 08:41 PM
Also I just checked YouTube. No ads. Firefox and uBlock Origin.
BurningHammer
10-13-2023, 11:48 PM
There will always be ways to go around those restrictions. Otherwise, you can migrate to Dailymotion and such.
Nanners
10-14-2023, 05:19 AM
My phone blocks everything because I use "Brave" as a browser.
On my laptop I usually use Chrome with ublock origin as my ad blocker, but youtube has somehow disabled all these ad blockers. Looks like I'm gonna have to install Brave on my laptop as well
of course ******* wont work on chrome, youtube and chrome are both google products
brave still works great tho
anyway i think ultimately youtube will always allow adblockers... a lot of people would rather just go watch rumble/bitchute/oddysey/etc than watch youtube with ads, and ultimately youtube cares a lot more about maintaining their positition as the dominant internet video destination than they care about extracting ad revenue from their users.
Overdrive
10-16-2023, 01:44 PM
Idgaf if a talking vid like an knstruction has ads, but for music? F them. I barely use yt anyway, though.
ArbitraryWater
10-17-2023, 08:45 PM
I can see the dislike bar again
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