ad blocker no longer works with youtube?
Discussion
r3g said:
This thread is for people who don't want a Premium sub to discuss and share intel on the ever evolving work-arounds. If that's not you. move along.
Sorry to disappoint you but I went back to the first post which asks for a work around no mention of not going premium. Paying for it is a work around. Carry on being miserable though you’re doing a great job 
I've read a couple of articles lately suggesting that google have started artificially delaying youtube loading times for browsers other than chrome, to try and push people into using chrome (which they have more control over).
If true I suspect it won't take too long before they are facing some legal action for anti-competitive behaviour etc and roll it back again.
If true I suspect it won't take too long before they are facing some legal action for anti-competitive behaviour etc and roll it back again.
GravelBen said:
I've read a couple of articles lately suggesting that google have started artificially delaying youtube loading times for browsers other than chrome, to try and push people into using chrome (which they have more control over).
If true I suspect it won't take too long before they are facing some legal action for anti-competitive behaviour etc and roll it back again.
I use a Chromebook, never had a problem using ad blockers for YT, amazingly I downloaded them from the Chrome Web store thing, which seems a bit nuts.If true I suspect it won't take too long before they are facing some legal action for anti-competitive behaviour etc and roll it back again.
A question to those who have problems with ad blockers, are you using the YT app?
I'm not, I'm just logged onto the website, my hunch is the app is causing the problems!
No, for me at least the issues have been using browsers on PC.
It's sporadic and doesn't affect everyone, I think goggle have rolled it out to certain groups of users at a time for testing - then there is the cat and mouse game between goggle and ad-block developers, the ad-blockers seem to be winning again now as I've had no problems lately apart from the delayed loading (which is much less annoying than an obnoxious irrelevant ad).
If there is an ad-blocker that works for the youtube app on a phone I'm yet to find it!
It's sporadic and doesn't affect everyone, I think goggle have rolled it out to certain groups of users at a time for testing - then there is the cat and mouse game between goggle and ad-block developers, the ad-blockers seem to be winning again now as I've had no problems lately apart from the delayed loading (which is much less annoying than an obnoxious irrelevant ad).
If there is an ad-blocker that works for the youtube app on a phone I'm yet to find it!
GravelBen said:
If there is an ad-blocker that works for the youtube app on a phone I'm yet to find it!
Revanced is your friend 
https://www.reddit.com/r/revancedapp/comments/159z...
Mammasaid said:
GravelBen said:
If there is an ad-blocker that works for the youtube app on a phone I'm yet to find it!
Revanced is your friend https://www.reddit.com/r/revancedapp/comments/159z...
However, it works really well once you've understood it and followed the instructions to the letter. YT on mobile is pretty much unusable using the regular app.
YT site and interactions have become awfully slow for me on desktop Chrome in recent days. Anyone else? Only running Adblock and Ublock Origin now. Scrolling down the video comments becomes really laggy after a while and the smiley box when writing a comment loads the smileys reallllly slowly. Not my PC.
Also, despite having the ad blockers turned on, I'm seeing 2 or 3 ads for a few seconds each before the video starts. I'm wondering if this has been done deliberately by the ad blocker creators as a work-around to the "you must disable your ad blockers" black-screen-of-death ?
Also, despite having the ad blockers turned on, I'm seeing 2 or 3 ads for a few seconds each before the video starts. I'm wondering if this has been done deliberately by the ad blocker creators as a work-around to the "you must disable your ad blockers" black-screen-of-death ?
r3g said:
YT site and interactions have become awfully slow for me on desktop Chrome in recent days. Anyone else? Only running Adblock and Ublock Origin now. Scrolling down the video comments becomes really laggy after a while and the smiley box when writing a comment loads the smileys reallllly slowly. Not my PC.
Also, despite having the ad blockers turned on, I'm seeing 2 or 3 ads for a few seconds each before the video starts. I'm wondering if this has been done deliberately by the ad blocker creators as a work-around to the "you must disable your ad blockers" black-screen-of-death ?
Interesting, if you scroll up and read GravelBan's comments he reports the same when using a non-chrome browser - perhaps your user-agent header isn't being sent over correctly thus you're getting the "non-chrome" experience.Also, despite having the ad blockers turned on, I'm seeing 2 or 3 ads for a few seconds each before the video starts. I'm wondering if this has been done deliberately by the ad blocker creators as a work-around to the "you must disable your ad blockers" black-screen-of-death ?
JaredVannett said:
Interesting, if you scroll up and read GravelBan's comments he reports the same when using a non-chrome browser - perhaps your user-agent header isn't being sent over correctly thus you're getting the "non-chrome" experience.
Just done a few tests Jared and seems to be Adblock (the red hexigon icon one) that is the culprit ! I have disabled that and just have uBlock Origin running now and YT and related pages are loading fast for me again, along with the smiley box. Also not getting any ad clips at all - it goes straight into the video. For how long it will last... is another matter. 
Funk said:
The ridiculous thing is that YT's solution to adblocking is.....LOADS more ads which only makes it worse for those not ad-blocking or trying to support creators of certain channels by letting ads roll. Those people end up frustrated and eventually seeking out adblocking options.
The issue is probably the premium pricing. I pay £2.50 a month for premium and it’s worth every £. In the UK it’s £12 a month it’s too much so forces people to use adblocking. I know some people will always refuse to pay anything but I suspect a large number of people if it was under £5pm would stump up.
ecsrobin said:
Funk said:
The ridiculous thing is that YT's solution to adblocking is.....LOADS more ads which only makes it worse for those not ad-blocking or trying to support creators of certain channels by letting ads roll. Those people end up frustrated and eventually seeking out adblocking options.
The issue is probably the premium pricing. I pay £2.50 a month for premium and it’s worth every £. In the UK it’s £12 a month it’s too much so forces people to use adblocking. I know some people will always refuse to pay anything but I suspect a large number of people if it was under £5pm would stump up.
Funk said:
ecsrobin said:
Funk said:
The ridiculous thing is that YT's solution to adblocking is.....LOADS more ads which only makes it worse for those not ad-blocking or trying to support creators of certain channels by letting ads roll. Those people end up frustrated and eventually seeking out adblocking options.
The issue is probably the premium pricing. I pay £2.50 a month for premium and it’s worth every £. In the UK it’s £12 a month it’s too much so forces people to use adblocking. I know some people will always refuse to pay anything but I suspect a large number of people if it was under £5pm would stump up.
It's a no brainer, similar financial outlay but 2 services provided for the price of one from Spotify. Transferring playlists across to YouTube Music was also very simple. It's also for 6 family members, as opposed to 2 on the Duo plan from Spotify. When you consider we use YouTube video for 2-3 hours each day it's a hell of a lot more services than we were previously getting.
It still doesn't make much sense to me....
2 PCs, identical accounts and browser extensions.
One works just fine, logged in, no issues.
The other sometimes works fine logged in, but after a while stops working. If I use incognito mode then the video plays without ads.
So I'm really struggling to work out where it is detecting the adblocker from. It's not account level, and it's not browser level, but seems to be a mix of the 2.
2 PCs, identical accounts and browser extensions.
One works just fine, logged in, no issues.
The other sometimes works fine logged in, but after a while stops working. If I use incognito mode then the video plays without ads.
So I'm really struggling to work out where it is detecting the adblocker from. It's not account level, and it's not browser level, but seems to be a mix of the 2.
GravelBen said:
pocketspring said:
Well last night I uninstalled all my ad blockers, rebooted my laptop and still said I was using one! Wtf! 
Might need to clear browser cache as well?Funk said:
Mammasaid said:
GravelBen said:
If there is an ad-blocker that works for the youtube app on a phone I'm yet to find it!
Revanced is your friend https://www.reddit.com/r/revancedapp/comments/159z...
However, it works really well once you've understood it and followed the instructions to the letter. YT on mobile is pretty much unusable using the regular app.
Funk said:
ecsrobin said:
Funk said:
The ridiculous thing is that YT's solution to adblocking is.....LOADS more ads which only makes it worse for those not ad-blocking or trying to support creators of certain channels by letting ads roll. Those people end up frustrated and eventually seeking out adblocking options.
The issue is probably the premium pricing. I pay £2.50 a month for premium and it’s worth every £. In the UK it’s £12 a month it’s too much so forces people to use adblocking. I know some people will always refuse to pay anything but I suspect a large number of people if it was under £5pm would stump up.
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