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YouTube's Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Getting Harder to Dodge (gizmodo.com)
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YouTube's Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Getting Harder to Dodge::The video platform now requires users to disable their ad blockers with an immovable pop-up.

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[–] 171 points 2 years ago (22 children)

Currently without issue using Firefox and uBlock Origin. No complaints from YouTube nor ads.

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  • [–] 143 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I'm certain that by "users" what they really mean is "people still using Chrome."

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago

    I've been having intermittent problems while using Firefox. Of course, all I need to do is clear the Ublock's filters and re-load them.

    Oddly, my brother who uses the same ad-blocker as me and Chrome hasn't gotten a anti-AdBlock nag screen for months. No idea why.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Honestly the process to get ublock origin working is identical between the two of them, so being a chrome user doesn't really make it any harder. Obviously still a better idea to switch, but for that specific problem, its the same.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    It's being rolled out in waves. Seems like you haven't been hit yet.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    No as ublock has stated you are using other extensions that are tripping detection, ffs 😑

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  • [–] 31 points 2 years ago

    Nope, that's not what uBlock is saying. YouTube rolls out new adblock detection several times a day. uBlock can't stop it instantly, it takes time for the devs to adjust their code. So for a few hours, YouTube's detection works. If you haven't been caught yet, then it means you've been lucky to get the rollout after uBlock already had a fix. Some of us aren't that lucky. Last week, I got an early rollout several hours before uBlock had a patch. Turned off all my extensions, used default uBlock settings, all their suggestions, had no effect. A few hours later, uBlock had a fix and I didn't see YouTube's block anymore.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago

    I was having issues requiring cache dump/updates daily both on a Windows 10 machine with FF/UO and on an ipad with Brave and Orion (which can use UO) including total cookie wipes. Win 11 machines never blinked.

    The last couple days or so, I've not seen the block message anywhere. Fun stuff.

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  • [+] -38 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    uBlock Origin is from chromium

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  • [–] 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    uBlock Origin is very much available for Firefox.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It was first released in June 2014 as a chrome and opera extension. That’s what I meant. However I did say chromium which would be technically incorrect.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    Your original post is absolute nonsense and reads like someone correcting / saying it doesn't exist in Firefox at all.

    Op said "I use firefox with uBlock" and you went "ublock is from chromium" - which in the context you explained above is totally useless to the discussion - who cares where it is from?

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