Google’s anti-ad scripts are breaking browsers and privacy plugins. It could get worse because Google controls the ad market, Chrome, and the extension store.
Still having 0 problems on Firefox with just Ublock Origin and adguard. Hopefully it stays that way
Are you logged in? Cause if not you don’t get these popups.
I haven’t logged out since they started this push and I don’t get them with just Firefox/uBlock. I was getting them for a bit and they even blocked me completely at one point. But I just cleared my uBlock cache and updated and it’s been working fine.
Yes I am. I even got the pop-ups for a couple days a week ago, but I just closed the pop ups and resumed the videos with no ads
Same on OperaGX, zero issues with their Adblock+Ublock Origin.
Opera GX 🤢🤮
Use a proper browser like Firefox or preferably LibreWolf with a proper adblocker like uBlock Origin. LibreWolf even comes with uBO preinstalled. It also makes many other significant privacy security improvements compared to normal Firefox.
Literally say I have uBO on so lol chill. It works fine so I see no need to swap. Been using opera since before it went chromium and it’s been fine so no real need to swap. Haven’t run into issues with being told to use chrome/edge I’ve seen people post on here, haven’t run into issues with having to update uBO or anything for it to work with YouTube so I’m fine. Plus workspaces and CPU/Internet limiters are nice.
I do actually see a need for you to switch, Opera is one of the shadiest browsers owned by some weird Chinese company. It collects all of your data and sends it right to China, I wouldn’t be comfortable using this, it’s far worse than Chrome or even Edge. They also run really weird ads and marketing campaigns, just use Firefox or LibreWolf, the latter has uBlock Origin preinstalled and it’s pre-configured for maximum privacy. I can only recommend it!
I mean I don’t really care if China has my data. Rather them than a US company. Not much china’s government can do about me (and not like I’m gonna be some high priority target for them so, whatever. If they wanted my data that bad they could just buy it from every American company anyways. )
Understandable though if you don’t want china having your data. I just have mostly given up on caring about it. Someone is gonna have my data anyways.
Don’t fund their army with your data dude. Switch to some Firefox fork ASAP.
Its not the point of China having your data. Its the point of opera sells that data, and they have it in the first place
Not everyone cares so much about that.
Someone knowing things about me in general is not a big deal.
The irony of this post being behind a paywall
This is a dumb take. Being behind a paywall means it’s not controlled by Google and its ad network.
Are these webpages and people just supposed to work for free?
Is hosting YouTube infrastructure free?
I pay for YouTube and I think people need to stop complaining so much about ads if they’re not willing to support the infrastructure or the creators they likely watch hours and hours of content from.
I also think Google is charging too much and should decouple music from videos, but that’s another subject.
I also pay for YouTube. I just don’t normally bring it up because it usually results in a lot of rather unpleasant replies.
It’s fascinating, really.
Google gets a lot of hate for being a data collection behemoth. The whole “if you aren’t paying, you are the product” thing. And rightfully so.
And pirates love to say that if companies would just charge a reasonable rate for an easy-to-use service, then they would just pay instead of pirating.
But when it comes to YouTube, a lot of people seem to want to have it both ways.
@JRepin, best combination is uBO + this one
https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/477725-youtube-iframe-adblockerNo pop-ups on NewPipe x Sponsorblock.
NewPipe is a third party app, hence you don’t get any popups. Doesn’t mean YT can’t do anything to stop you tho
Could they really do anything though? Newpipe directly scrapes the content, after all
My only issue with it is that it’s slightly outdated, so I run BraveNewPipe: https://github.com/bravenewpipe/NewPipe/tree/v0.25.2-2.1.4
(It implements the same features while also adding support for some extra platforms)
Honestly, I think it’s great: if it annoys people enough, they will move out from Chrome and install Firefox (or one of its forks) with good extensions for blocking ads on YouTube. It seems to be the only solution to break the monopoly of Google on browsers. So go Google, I believe in you!
Nah, most people are dumb, they will just continue to complain and assume there is nothing they can do.
Yeah but even dumb people when annoyed enough will listen to alternatives. Specially when this one is so damn easy. It’s not like editing config files or changing partitions, it’s just using another damn browser.
Youre giving them too much credit. Most will just accept fate and deal with the ads.
It keeps breaking on FF too tho
Nope it doesn’t. Mine works without any modifications but I heard that it happens occasionally. There are some easy steps to set up FF to work again, should be easy to look up.
So far a Firefox workaround seems to be copying the URL into a fresh private browser window.
It may not be enough to matter, but a not-insignificant number of users will simply abandon YouTube if this keeps up.
Allready done. 😃 Some puts a YouTube link, I just scroll past. Can’t be that important if it’s on boobtube
Is…is boobtube a thing?
It sounds like it should be a thing
Use noscript it’s the best. You will have to learn what’s useful while being real and what’s fake but that’s the best part. It disables YouTube’s scripts for advertising.
Or just use uBlock Origin? It blocks YouTube’s ads (and their adblocker-blockers) right out of the gate. It’s also available on Firefox for Android.
For the moment, Youtube is managing to push ads onto me despite uBO.
Have you followed the instructions in the devs’ Reddit thread? (At the bottom of the thread, they also have a section of instructions for people who’ve already gone through the process of purging their filters before.)
Also, make sure nothing else (ex. another adblocker, including your browser’s built-in adblocker) is causing issues.
This is better than Adblock.
It’s too much of a pain to use for me personally. I really don’t want to spend time figuring out which scripts to enable every time I visit a new site. Adblock I can just turn on and forget with minimum effort.
Download Firefox. Look up “ublock origin firefox” in search engine of choice. Click install. Done!
It’s that easy…
I was replying to the comment saying that NoScript was better…I already use uBlock.
I have never had to touch anything on uBlock origin. Well, before this youtube stuff when I sometimes have to manually update a block list when YT gets a new adblocker blocker
I already use uBlock Origin. I haven’t had any issues with it. I was replying to the person who said NoScript was better.
FreeTube works fantastic on desktop. No ads and instant playback and high quality. Amazing app.
