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Take that YouTube (sopuli.xyz)
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[-] leave_it_blank@lemmy.world 113 points 11 months ago

It's funny. Before this crackdown none of my co-workers used adblockers. To install an add-on was too much hassle. They just watched the ads.

Now suddenly they became interested after hearing about them again, and almost all are running Firefox with ublock origin now.

YouTube should have just kept quiet, I don't believe they are better off now more than before.

[-] baascus@lemmy.world 39 points 11 months ago

If Twitch taught us anything, this is just the beginning.

[-] Vej@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago

What happened on twitch?

[-] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 27 points 11 months ago

Made it more difficult to block ads than YouTube’s pathetic attempt.

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 14 points 11 months ago

I was really surprised (and annoyed) to see some ads on Twitch yesterday.

[-] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 11 months ago

Straight up the first ads I've seen in a long time were on twitch.

Then of course the first ad I see was for Narcan followed by an ad for Smirnoff.

God I fucking hate ads

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 7 points 11 months ago

Ads need to be clearly identifiable as such here.

[-] ComradeWeebelo@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago

Twitch embeds ads directly into the stream now. They're next to impossible to block now, though I've heard some people say it's still possible.

[-] TalkingCat@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Try ttv-lol-pro, it works for me.

[-] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

I will have to try that. My way of blocking twitch ads is using my vpn. But it disconnects me from chat for a few seconds, when an ad should appear.

[-] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 27 points 11 months ago

Great, let the Streisand effect bite Google in the bum.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago
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[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 45 points 11 months ago

This is a big reason Google wanted to push the whole “web integrity” thing. There would have been no way to use an adblocker after that and they would have won the blocking wars. It’s bad enough they’re gimping Chromium with Manifest v3, but they tried for it all.

[-] only0218@sh.itjust.works 26 points 11 months ago

Welp They are still cooking it, for now only on android as to boil the frog slowly but it will come back.

[-] glorious_albus@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Wait what are they doing on Android?

[-] takeda@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Adding that stuff to Android, so if you don't have the genuine YouTube app the server won't even serve you the videos. It is meant to kill things like ReVanced.

[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 3 points 11 months ago

YouTube works fine in Firefox on Android with ublock origin

[-] takeda@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I was talked about AdNauseum. Unlike uBO it is not up to speed with YouTube changes.

[-] only0218@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

For now...

[-] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Adding attestation crap to WebView

[-] hh93@lemm.ee 38 points 11 months ago

Or use adnauseam and fuck up their ad-tracking infrastructure beyond just blocking the ads

[-] Wxnzxn@lemmy.ml 24 points 11 months ago

I actually had to get rid of adnauseam because YT detected it pretty consistently, ublock origin as of this comment still works fine on YT though.

[-] takeda@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

From what I understand AdNauseum is built on top of uBlockOrigin so you supposed use it instead. The thing is that it isn't as frequently updated and due to recent YouTube wars this is currently required.

[-] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago

A miniscule amount of tomfoolery

[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

uBO + iFrame script + Clickbait Remover + YouTube NonStop, the only way to clean up the YT crap and don't want to or can use a front-end or desktop client.

[-] newjunkcity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago

Great suggestions.

I'd strongly recommend Dearrow instead of Clickbait remover now (I used to use Clickbait).

It's made by the same developer who made Sponsorblock, which I also strongly recommend (it skips over in-video sponsors, title sequences, non-music sections in music videos, etc.). Just remember to turn it off for channels whom you wish to support.

[-] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

YouTube won't work with ublock on Vivaldi...

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 19 points 11 months ago

Guess it time to switch to Firefox.

[-] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I can't. I use fairly PWAs regularly and Firefox is NOT great with them.

[-] 13617@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

What is a PWA?

[-] radioactiveradio@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Progressive Web Apps. Basically websites but with icons on your desktop or app launcher.

[-] SVcross@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Progressive Web Apps.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Agreed. I use Firefoxfor my braising but I install my PWAs under Samsung internet.

[-] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Oof. Samsung Internet? Damn.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

I don't use PWAs enough to warrant installing another browser for them.

[-] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Valid.

[-] Smegh@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Gotta disable Vivaldi's integrated Adblocker and use uBlock only, at least that's what fixed it for me.

[-] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Worked for me as well. Thanks!

[-] Droptherock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

I noticed that the Behind The Overlay extension in Firefox can also defeat the YouTube ad blocker pop up.

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