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YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world (9to5google.com)

submitted 11 months ago by ijeff@lemdro.id to c/technology@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/2787773 (!google@lemdro.id)

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[–] JewGoblin@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nerds rejoice, we will never be defeated

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[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (4 children)

still using revanced on android and it's fine

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[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

And I just followed instructions on this page

https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/19976

And it fixed it

[–] Babalugats@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Definitely not blocking here.. but.. I have to ask. Which takes precedence, YouTube's T&C's or EU law?

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[–] Yderkone@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 11 months ago

Grayjay is the best all in all app for Android and Invidious Cross Platform. It syncs everything.

[–] smallflag4168@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Love the Ficsit mug in the photo 😆

[–] Dazed_Confused@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Until yesterday I was blocked from youtube, despite using UBO. Today it works. I don't know if it is random or if UBO does something. Possibly it will stop working again. In any case I started using piped (hope they don't decide to do something with it).

[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 13 points 11 months ago

UBO updates their filters when they can, as they find and fix changes.

Youtube directly responds to those patches by updating their system. Last I checked, they do this twice a day.

Any time your UBO isnt stopping youtube, you are using filters from before youtubes last update. Opening your UBO settings, clearing and updating your filters, and refreshing your browser fixes this.

The only time it doesnt is if UBO hasnt patched youtubes most recent changes. This window of time is teeeny tiny.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 11 points 11 months ago

I just use the Vivaldi Browser and watch all my YouTube in browser. shrug

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It has? 🤔

[–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Just checked for myself and I'm not getting any popups, but perhaps it just hasn't quite hit my region yet?

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[–] Destraight@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago

Google chrome U block user here. Still works fine

[–] 0Xero0@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

there was an attempt

[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I only use Firefox for youtube and nothing else... it still just works the same as ever - the only ads I see are the ones the creators make themselves for sponsors. I only use Chromium-based browsers for anything that has nothing to do with google...

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[–] unityinsomnia@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Not on my PC

[–] hanni@lemmy.one 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I’ll just use an ad blocker-blocker

[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago

uBlock Origin has that feature built in

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