Youtube has added a new “feature” that blocks users with adblockers from viewing videos. How do I get around this while still blocking ads? I currently use uBlock Origin on firefox.
uBlock origin > Open the dashboard > Filter lists > Uncheck uBlock Filters > Check uBlock filters
This will force an update & reapply the filters. Usually the first thing you should try when issues like this pop up
Thanks, this worked c:
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I never saw this or any ad on YT, using only the Vivaldi trackerblocker and uBO Lite, also the Vivaldi adblocker works fine, but is discovered sometimes by the antii-adblock algorritm from YT. Anyway not possible to avoid the promotions from the Youtuber itself (not confuse with embedded sponsorblocks, which are filtred), also not posible to watch vids “only for members” which are appearing more and more, but I think it’s a legit manner to create incommings for the authors.
i just use yt-dlp to download the video these days. i have lots of filters in addition to ublock’s default ones, somehow they’re clashing with youtube and i can’t properly play any video. yt-dlp+mpv is also much faster on my potato system, and makes me save videos.
Use a flamethrower, that way you’ll never have to deal with YouTube’s anti-adblock stuff again
Funniest part it is will STILL block you if you’re using an ad blocker on YouTube Premium.
I just reload the tab, ublock lite on Vivaldi.
I’ve been using FreeTube for years, it does break from time to time but never for very long, and it’s a much nicer experience all round.
I find https://preservetube.com/ to be useful when nothing else works.
I don’t directly use youtube anymore to watch youtube videos, ever. It’s all through the frontends. No ads period, runs smoother, and none of google’s bullshit.
https://yewtu.be/
https://inv.nadeko.net/
https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/I actually have a redirect extension set up on my browser so that any youtube link just automatically redirects to one of those. But if you don’t want to do that, and just want to use one when you’re having trouble with some particular video, just look at the url and copy-paste the
watch?v=********part of it onto the end of one of those^.you can also do this: append farside.link/
Use one of the few Invidious instances that still exist while that’s still an option, although I have a bad feeling this sorta thing is screwing with Invidious too because I’ve had a few streams corrupt when skipping through the vid before.
Grayjay is also an option, while it’s still an option.
Google has been directly attacking Invidious nodes for about 2 years now. As soon as they figure out a node, it gets IP-banned. All the working instances use IPv6 with huge address blocks or crazy IPv4 address rotation, plus cycling login credentials, …
Fuck YouTube. The only real solution is PeerTube.
I’ve never really figured out Peeetube tbh. It never finds me the type of content I am looking for, usually only instance local content.
It’s largely because there is very low incentive to create videos for peertube: smaller user base and less revenue options. So you find less videos because there are less.
I use a vpn and change my location to Mexico and all the videos work again.
by issue with ublock getting blocked, always try updating the filter lists
