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 ijeff   ( @ijeff@lemdro.id )  to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years ago

YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world

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YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world

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 ijeff   ( @ijeff@lemdro.id )  to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years ago
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Since May, YouTube has ramped up its block of ad blockers and the company has now fully launched this policy worldwide...

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

  •  Cyv_   ( @Cyv_@kbin.social ) 
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    Ublock origin on firefox. Never forced an update, never did any fiddling with block lists. Never got a single warning or notification, still works perfectly. Huh.

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      Could just be luck of the draw. I’m using the same setup and sometimes I get it, sometimes I don’t

    •  JustARegularNerd   ( @JustARegularNerd@aussie.zone ) 
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      I’m in the same boat whether on Windows, macOS, Linux or Android. But my sister, in the same household, also using uBO on FF, has been getting the message constantly

      •  conorab   ( @conorab@lemmy.conorab.com ) 
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        I get them every now and then, but refreshing the page fixes it every time. I’m not logged in to a Google account and my browser is set to clear cookies for all but a few domains on restart, so maybe that’s contributing? Don’t restart often though.

        •  JustARegularNerd   ( @JustARegularNerd@aussie.zone ) 
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          My sister found that it outright blocks her. She is signed in.

          ^But she also found that the player loads a split second before the message so if you full screen the player before the message you’re good and can keep on watching away with no ads…^

    •  Sina   ( @Sina@beehaw.org ) 
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      I’m also using ublock on Firefox, I had plenty of notifications over the past two weeks, I have even an Invidious redirect set up, though admittedly ublock is winning RIGHT NOW.

      •  Devi   ( @Devi@beehaw.org ) 
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        I was told to install it fresh and turn off any updates, that seems to work

    •  Rayspekt   ( @Rayspekt@kbin.social ) 
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      I did get the splash notification about adblockers a few times ago on a linux garuda system with firefox and ublock, but after popping up on two videos it was gone.

    •  bevan   ( @bevan@lemmy.nz ) 
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      Ditto, but had to manually update a few times. You need to boost your YouTube addiction!

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