ijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoYouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1137arrow-down1external-linkYouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world9to5google.comijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square70fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarexoggy@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up42·2 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-up2·2 years agoI’m still waiting for Google to ban uBlock Origin from the Chrome addon store.
minus-square🦋 Benjamin West - 🐒🌻@infosec.exchangelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 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-up2·2 years agoI think they just haven’t gotten around to it yet.
minus-squareEnitoni@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAll the more reason to switch to Firefox!
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.
@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.
All the more reason to switch to Firefox!