▲ 732 ▼ YouTube intensifies fight against ad blockers showing pop-ups, and users are frustrated | Blocking ad-block users (www.techspot.com) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 295 comments fedilink hide all child comments YouTube intensifies fight against ad blockers showing pop-ups, and users are frustrated | Blocking ad-block users::undefined
[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 74 points 3 years ago (11 children) still using Firefox and ublock and all seems fine to me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] grte@lemmy.ca 29 points 3 years ago (3 children) Same. I'm wondering if it's limited to certain markets for the time being. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] abhibeckert@lemmy.world 25 points 3 years ago* (1 child) For me it's a "soft" popup - a simple banner with a close button telling me not to block ads. And it doesn't appear very often, I think I've seen it twice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BrownianMotion@lemmy.world 21 points 3 years ago You will get the timer one in due course. I first got the 'soft' banner, then it went to timer one (and this timer comes after watching 3 videos with 'soft' one.) However, uBlock still removes the banner, but you have to click on the video after a few seconds to start it. Alternately you can hit F to fullscreen the video, and the banner just goes away and the video starts (without uBlock). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Azzu@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago* Many people have either not up-to-date filters, or are using some other addons/features that interfere with uBlock/trigger the adblock detection. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Spyd3r@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago I got the AdBlock screen only every 2nd or 3rd video... permalink fedilink source parent [–] silver@lemmy.brendan.ie 7 points 3 years ago I am using unlock and Firefox and getting hit by the anti-adblock permalink fedilink source parent [–] ramblinguy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) I have never gotten a adblock popup using Firefox and ublock origin while my friend has gotten several on Chrome. I wonder if I'm just lucky that I'm not in the adblock block rollout on YouTube or if Firefox+ublock is working permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Skyhighatrist@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 years ago Probably just lucky. They didn't roll it out to all Firefox users at once. I got it several days after other Firefox users started reporting getting the popup. I followed the instructions to update my quick fix list in uBlock and it's gone again. However, the first time I did it it came back after a day, so it may just be a never ending game of whack a mole. permalink fedilink source parent [–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago Same Firefox and unlock setup (also sponsorblock) but I got a pop-up about ad blockers the other day and I just closed it and the rest of the site works fine. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Fades@lemmy.world -6 points 3 years ago* Who asked? This comment thread is clearly about alt front ends yet here you are telling us still Firefox works for you. Okay, and???? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grte@lemmy.ca 29 points 3 years ago (3 children) Same. I'm wondering if it's limited to certain markets for the time being. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] abhibeckert@lemmy.world 25 points 3 years ago* (1 child) For me it's a "soft" popup - a simple banner with a close button telling me not to block ads. And it doesn't appear very often, I think I've seen it twice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BrownianMotion@lemmy.world 21 points 3 years ago You will get the timer one in due course. I first got the 'soft' banner, then it went to timer one (and this timer comes after watching 3 videos with 'soft' one.) However, uBlock still removes the banner, but you have to click on the video after a few seconds to start it. Alternately you can hit F to fullscreen the video, and the banner just goes away and the video starts (without uBlock). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Azzu@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago* Many people have either not up-to-date filters, or are using some other addons/features that interfere with uBlock/trigger the adblock detection. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] abhibeckert@lemmy.world 25 points 3 years ago* (1 child) For me it's a "soft" popup - a simple banner with a close button telling me not to block ads. And it doesn't appear very often, I think I've seen it twice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BrownianMotion@lemmy.world 21 points 3 years ago You will get the timer one in due course. I first got the 'soft' banner, then it went to timer one (and this timer comes after watching 3 videos with 'soft' one.) However, uBlock still removes the banner, but you have to click on the video after a few seconds to start it. Alternately you can hit F to fullscreen the video, and the banner just goes away and the video starts (without uBlock). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BrownianMotion@lemmy.world 21 points 3 years ago You will get the timer one in due course. I first got the 'soft' banner, then it went to timer one (and this timer comes after watching 3 videos with 'soft' one.) However, uBlock still removes the banner, but you have to click on the video after a few seconds to start it. Alternately you can hit F to fullscreen the video, and the banner just goes away and the video starts (without uBlock). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Azzu@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago* Many people have either not up-to-date filters, or are using some other addons/features that interfere with uBlock/trigger the adblock detection. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Spyd3r@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago I got the AdBlock screen only every 2nd or 3rd video... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago I got the AdBlock screen only every 2nd or 3rd video... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silver@lemmy.brendan.ie 7 points 3 years ago I am using unlock and Firefox and getting hit by the anti-adblock permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ramblinguy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) I have never gotten a adblock popup using Firefox and ublock origin while my friend has gotten several on Chrome. I wonder if I'm just lucky that I'm not in the adblock block rollout on YouTube or if Firefox+ublock is working permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Skyhighatrist@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 years ago Probably just lucky. They didn't roll it out to all Firefox users at once. I got it several days after other Firefox users started reporting getting the popup. I followed the instructions to update my quick fix list in uBlock and it's gone again. However, the first time I did it it came back after a day, so it may just be a never ending game of whack a mole. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skyhighatrist@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 years ago Probably just lucky. They didn't roll it out to all Firefox users at once. I got it several days after other Firefox users started reporting getting the popup. I followed the instructions to update my quick fix list in uBlock and it's gone again. However, the first time I did it it came back after a day, so it may just be a never ending game of whack a mole. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago Same Firefox and unlock setup (also sponsorblock) but I got a pop-up about ad blockers the other day and I just closed it and the rest of the site works fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Fades@lemmy.world -6 points 3 years ago* Who asked? This comment thread is clearly about alt front ends yet here you are telling us still Firefox works for you. Okay, and???? permalink fedilink source parent