Still having 0 problems on Firefox with just Ublock Origin and adguard. Hopefully it stays that way
this post was submitted on 01 Nov 2023
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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
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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.
Actually nevermind you're right. Dumb people never had an ad blocker on in the first place :D
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And maybe more creators start using PeerTube as well...
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.
I went through the instructions with the removing other extensions and resetting things and pasting filters etc. multiple times but it kept breaking, ended up switching to FreeTube. Maybe they've got it by now but I'm going to wait until it all shakes out more, too much hassle.
Plus if you read the article, you can't tell how it works overall just because it works for you, because YouTube is treating different groups of users differently here.
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No pop-ups on NewPipe x Sponsorblock.
ublock origin works
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
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It made me switch to Freetube
No problems on desktop with Firefox and uBlock Origins and no problem on my TVs with SmartTubeNext and no problems on mobile with Revanced so far. I have yet to encounter any ad blocking messaging or ads themselves.
I'll add that ReVanced and FireFox + UBlock are working fine for me still, still need to install STN tho
I even recently dropped my Premium sub (when they ditched Pixel Pass) so I was kinda expecting retaliation for bailing on em but nothing so far
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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.
You can just purge the cache in uBlock Origin and update the filterlists, that will fix the issue too.
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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
Modern day adaptation of a much older term.
Note: don't look up boobtube at work lol
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ROFL! I haven’t heard boobtube since the 70s! 😂
Trust me. I'm that old. 🤣
a not-insignificant number of users will simply abandon YouTube if this keeps up.
I regetfully disagree. I think very few people will leave the platform and that the additional revenue generated from those that use adblockers but allow YouTube ads will easily cover the difference of those that do.
I don't say this to discourage boycotting. Fuck google, do it if you want to!
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.
FreeTube works fantastic on desktop. No ads and instant playback and high quality. Amazing app.
I second this, I use freetube and I love it
Piped.video (on Firefox) works fine for me
Piped is so slow for me, I'm not sure if it's a me issue or a host issue. I finally spun up viewtube to test it out since running my own piped instance seemed cumbersome.
Same here. I tried loading the same 13-second video on Piped and YouTube. YouTube played it instantly. Piped took several seconds (probably longer than the video lasted) to start playing.
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Yeah it works file for 720/1080p and no captions.
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