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YouTube just quietly blocked Adblock Plus — the internet hasn't noticed yet, but I've found a workaround (www.tomsguide.com)

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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ublock Origin and NextDNS FTW.

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[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

DNS does nothing for youtube.

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[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is correct, even pihole is helpless against YouTube's fuckery

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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Never claimed it did. I have YouTube ReVanced on mobile, and SmartTubeNext for the TV.

(But TBF, Ublock Origin does in fact block YT ads on the desktop.)

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