rdri comments on YouTube just quietly blocked Adblock Plus — the internet hasn't noticed yet, but I've found a workaround

[–] rdri@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"I've found a workaround"

Workaround (according to article): "First of all, YouTube Premium"

The actual workaround (according to article): "Two words: uBlock Origin. Yes, I know that Google has blocked it from its Chrome Extension store, but there is still a way to get uBlock Origin on Chrome"

Seems like they are being paid by Google. Actual workaround should be to drop Chrome.

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[–] viking@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

My thoughts exactly, what a heap of crap. Tom's Guide used to be one of the good ones out there, real shame.

What I was wondering though is if they detect browser plugins through some public ID - how difficult is it to change those? In Firefox it's absolutely trivial, you can simply download the extension, open it as a zip file, and then edit the files inside with a text editor and change the ID.

Haven't used chrome for years, but extensions used to be javascript files just as well, so I doubt they are that hard to edit. Unless they found a way to block installations from local files and enforce their shop, no idea if that's a thing.

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[–] rdri@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago*

if they detect browser plugins through some public ID - how difficult is it to change those?

I actually dismissed that one from the get go since there is not confirmation of any mechanism they described in the article. Not going to spend time on technical-looking explanations from someone who calls a whole another extension a "workaround". Might as well be the case of broken or outdated filters in ABP.

I'm sure if some major site finds a way to know your extensions we'll see some major unsolvable issues.

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