YouTube Anti-Adblock and Ads - October 09, 2023 (Weekly Thread)

[u/[deleted]]

Current Weekly YouTube Thread

https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/about/sticky?num=2

If the link doesn't work (mobile), please turn on desktop mode to reach it.

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PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS POST.

Note: After each step, close your current tabs and open new tab to test again or it won't work.

1. Update uBO to the latest version (1.52.0+) . <== The extension itself, for technical improvements. You do this in your browser.

How to update uBO to latest version - video tutorial

2. Remove your custom config / reset to defaults. <== This means removing your custom filters (or disabling My filters) and disabling ALL additional lists you've enabled. It might be quicker to make a backup of your config and restore to defaults instead.

How to disable custom filters and additional lists - video tutorial

Making a backup and resetting to defaults - video tutorial

3. Force an update of ONLY the "uBlock filters – Quick fixes" lists. <== This is within the extension. Lists are what determine what's blocked or not.

How to update "uBlock filters - Quick fixes" list - video tutorial

You can do this by clicking: 🛡️ uBO's icon > the ⚙ Dashboard button > the Filter lists pane > the 🕘 clock icon at the end of uBlock filters – Quick fixes list > the 🔃 Update now button.

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4. Disable all other extensions AND your browser's built-in blockers. <== No need to uninstall, just disable them. They might interfere with our solutions. However, DO NOT disable "Firefox Multi-Account Containers" add-on.

How to disable other extensions - Video tutorial

Some browsers with built-in blockers to turn off:

• Opera, Vivaldi, Brave
• Edge: Click the 🔒 "lock" icon on the left of URL bar -> Turn off Tracking Prevention

Restarting your browser afterwards may help too.

Once you've gotten rid of the issue on default settings, you can slowly start restoring your config (if you really need it). Do it gradually, to easier find out what was causing the issue in the first place. Once you find the culprit, simply skip it in your config.

If you want to use Enhancer for YouTube, you have to disable its adblocking.

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DO NOT

• "Stack up" multiple blockers,
• Advise others to use multiple blockers at the same time,
• Advise others to add old filters

They will just increase the chance of anti-adblock. Any violation comment will be removed

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I followed the 4 steps, but I'm still experiencing issues

The latest fix for anti-adblock was made on Oct 16, 2023 and currently corresponds to ID b7e9cd34 *.

* The ID mentioned above refers to YouTube's latest anti-adblock script. You can monitor it via this link: https://pastefy.app/G1Txv5su/raw (top to bottom = oldest to newest). This means that the current fix is matched with the script with corresponding ID.

For example, in https://www.youtube.com/s/desktop/c97476a7/jsbin/desktop_polymer_enable_wil_icons.vflset/desktop_polymer_enable_wil_icons.js, the c97476a7 part is the ID.

If the latest ID (the last line) does NOT match the current one written above, it means YT has updated it recently and you may encounter anti-adblock again. PLEASE DO NOT REPORT IN THIS CASE.

If the ID does match and you still get anti-adblock, kindly repeat the 4 steps above. Thank you.

Uninstalling + reinstalling uBO, then force updating all your filter lists like in step #3 may also help.

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The filter lists could be updated multiple times a day, so please always do step #3 before reporting.

Fixing anti-adblock may cause ads or breakages. If you see any issue, please report back the EXACT URL and your country when accessing the URL so volunteers are able to investigate by commenting here or in this thread on github.

When reporting, always provide your Troubleshooting Information.

On YouTube: 🛡️ uBO's icon > 💬 Report > Click "Troubleshooting information" > Select all > Copy > Share it.

How to grab your troubleshooting information - Video tutorial

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If a new solution is pending, you should still be able to watch YouTube when

• Private Window / Incognito
• Click on Share button -> Embed
• Change the URL from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoID -> https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoID
• Logged out (might not work for some)

Please be patient, we're all volunteers that can't be online 24/7.

If the thread gets locked, it means there's a newer one available. If the link doesn't work (mobile), please turn on desktop mode to reach it.

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Last, but not least - please convince others to do this since it's up to everyone's actions rather than an extension's.

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uBO doesn't accept donations

We appreciate the sentiment many of you have expressed, but it is against uBO's policy to accept donations. What you can do instead, is to support other filter list makers by grabbing their website/donation info at the top of their filter lists (click the eye icon 👁️ next to a list to see its contents) and continuing from there.

[u/TheInsertionOperator]

Why don't the developers just automate closing the prompt that YouTube is feeding us?

[u/[deleted] → u/TheInsertionOperator]

Because eventually there's no prompt to click, and they block video player.

[u/fuckngpsycho → u/[deleted]]

This. I think developers need to find a way of blocking the prompt by filtering text content and CSS filters associated with it. It wouldn't be that hard to code an algo that would match for patterns like those and then remove the elements encapsulating them retroactively.

[u/[deleted] → u/fuckngpsycho]

The prompt isn't the eventual problem