ijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoYouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkYouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world9to5google.comijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square64fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarexoggy@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up36·2 years agoIt’s all good just make sure you have an up-to-date ublock-based extension: https://reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/17j6ygs/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_29_2023_mega/ As of writing this Adblock Plus isn’t working with Youtube but no reason you should be using that over ublock origin anyways.
minus-squareCmdrShepard@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoI have Ad Guard installed and still use UBlock Origin for its features.
minus-squareThe Doctor@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI’m still waiting for Google to ban uBlock Origin from the Chrome addon store.
minus-squareEnitoni@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAll the more reason to switch to Firefox!
minus-square🦋 Benjamin West - 🐒🌻@infosec.exchangelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years ago@drwho @xoggy yeah eh. Maybe it has such a unique footprint it just opens up more tracking opportunities through fingerprinting. 🙃
minus-squareThe Doctor@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI think they just haven’t gotten around to it yet.
It’s all good just make sure you have an up-to-date ublock-based extension: https://reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/17j6ygs/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_29_2023_mega/
As of writing this Adblock Plus isn’t working with Youtube but no reason you should be using that over ublock origin anyways.
I have Ad Guard installed and still use UBlock Origin for its features.
I’m still waiting for Google to ban uBlock Origin from the Chrome addon store.
All the more reason to switch to Firefox!
@drwho @xoggy yeah eh. Maybe it has such a unique footprint it just opens up more tracking opportunities through fingerprinting. 🙃
I think they just haven’t gotten around to it yet.