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this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2026
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Well, after a search, it turns out that as of June 2 2026 you can block ads on YT with ddg. It still serves you some Microslop ads though the search. Also it seems pretty strong at ad blocking.
I will start using that from now on and and see how it goes.
Edit: You'll have to forgive my bluntness it was a recent change I was not aware of it. Also the Videos can be played in PiP Mode which is really cool. I am finally free from Brave Thank You
In the early days, ddg's browser used to block YouTube ads direct. But now it only blocks ads through the duckplayer.
An interesting thing about ddg is it does stop websites seeing how much battery you have. I don't know why this is useful, I just thought it was a fun fact.
That's actually really cool, websites can deduce the model of your phone by how quickly or slowly it drains (of course not on it's own but it helps for fingerprinting)
This is what I get:
you're reading this on a device that doesn't have a battery in it, or the battery is at 100% while plugged in.
I found the site:
https://yhvr.me/about/
Also eff has a similar one:
https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/
They actually have their own built in YouTube player. It’s nice.