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YouTube intensifies fight against ad blockers showing pop-ups, and users are frustrated | Blocking ad-block users (www.techspot.com)
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YouTube intensifies fight against ad blockers showing pop-ups, and users are frustrated | Blocking ad-block users::undefined

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[–] 209 points 3 years ago (47 children)

Fuck YouTube

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  • [–] 68 points 3 years ago (16 children)

    I agree. YouTube can be very useful, but we really ought to be moving to other platforms at this point. Fuck YouTube.

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    [–] 97 points 3 years ago (40 children)

    I was using newpipe x Sponsorblock on Android exclusively, and now on desktop I've moved to freetube. Never did get the pop up telling me to remove Adblock but decided to make the jump early.

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  • [–] 74 points 3 years ago (11 children)

    still using Firefox and ublock and all seems fine to me

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  • [–] 29 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Same. I'm wondering if it's limited to certain markets for the time being.

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  • [–] 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.

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  • [–] 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).

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    [–] 94 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    They have pissed 4channers. You do not piss 4channers. The last time that happened, Trump got elected.

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    [–] 73 points 3 years ago (36 children)

    Use Firefox, update the uBlockOrigin extension, update the filters, remove any other adblocking extension in case you have it. Should work just fine then.

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    [–] 66 points 3 years ago (18 children)

    Fuck it. I'll just say this instead. It's time to break up the tech monopolies. Google, Microsoft, etc.

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    [–] 56 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    87.7% of the users watch on mobile, they are this mad about 12.3% possibly having access to an adblock.

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    [–] 54 points 3 years ago (18 children)

    I was fine with ads a couple years ago, but the number, length and frequency of them keeps ramping up. This wouldn't need to be such a struggle if they just were reasonable about it.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Me : clicks a helpful tutorial of 5 minutes. YT: here have an unskippable ad 5 seconds. Me: annoying but the creators have to make money somehow I guess. YT: and now here's your skippable ad. Me: I just want this to be over with. YT content creator: Hello guys this video is sponsored by Raycons. 10 seconds blabbering on the product, skip skip Me: closes video.

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    [–] 52 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Lol look at me change to piped

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    • [–] 38 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (4 children)

    I installed a userscript today that plays ads in muted embeds hidden behind the actual player so that it effectively and quite literally blocks them while still leaving actual ublock disabled on the site. works pretty well.

    EDIT: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/477464-beta-youtube-no-preroll-ads-undetectable

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    [–] 29 points 3 years ago

    Revanced still going strong on mobile, which is where I watch YouTube 99% of the time.

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    [–] 25 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Firefox and UBO still block all ads for me on YT and I'm not being blocked.

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    [–] 19 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    ....what? This headline makes no sense.

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