Syphon Filter
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hmm for some reason its still blocked for me. does it matter if its ublock or ublock origin?Go into the settings, click 1 and then 2. Then refresh the vid.
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YouTube: "Ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube". Bad news
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JayK47
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Youtube for me is barely usable anymore. I turn my watch history off and my home screen is now just a warning to turn it back on. No videos. I guess considering how shit their suggested videos are, maybe that is for the best.
If YouTube premium was not $14 a month and had some actual value, maybe this whole shit show wouldn't be so bad. No way am I paying that much for so little.
If YouTube premium was not $14 a month and had some actual value, maybe this whole shit show wouldn't be so bad. No way am I paying that much for so little.
Go_Ly_Dow
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TransTrender
Gold Member
Brave on Android and still working here.
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
Facism
Member
TransTrender
Gold Member
Weird.Keeps pausing vids 30 seconds after I turn the screen off, though
Nothing here at this point
-Zelda-
Banned
I am not familiar with that one. Since they started slaming me with ads all over youtube and all kinds of pop ups demanding money. I basically noped out of youtube all together. I check my subs and if they upload, I download it to my computer and then add the videos to my 4 cellphones and two tablets in case i lose power one day for whatever reason. Fuck youtube.
Check the power saving settings for your phone, for Android there is normally an option to limit standby apps running in background. Usually this works for my Sony Xperia 1 IV and allows Brave to run in background when the screen is off.Keeps pausing vids 30 seconds after I turn the screen off, though
Soodanim
Gold Member
Turn it back on, click one video, then pause/stop it again and it will go back to normal. The annoying check just needs the history to not be empty, that's all.
Toots
Gold Member
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sono
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I have just come across duckduckgo webbrowser. If you go to youtube using that you can watch videos using its built in alternative player. no ads.. works every time
duckduckgo.com
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DirtyBast8rd
Member
I use firefox and duckduckgo on android with AdGuard and Ghostery minus the adblock from ghostery. Works just as good as before YouTube tried to fuck everyone who isn't dumb enough to pay for premium.
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
I love this reply, lol.............
Giallo Corsa
Gold Member
Revanced on mobile (Android), MS Edge with Ublock origins (or "Ad skipper") still work like a charm.
On PS5 and my Tv though...i'm starting to get 40+ seconds ads ffs, it' friggin' insufferable...
This is Ad skipper btw, found it 2 weeks ago on Reddit (dev posted it there), downside is, while starting watching a video it will stop for half a second, the ad will load (for half a second) and then it resumes normally (basically you're still giving money to Youtube since the ad counts as "watched").
People on the reddit thread said this is a better way/method since youtube can't flag your browser compared to when you're using a browser + ad blocker combo, whether this is true or not i don't know.
Cheers
On PS5 and my Tv though...i'm starting to get 40+ seconds ads ffs, it' friggin' insufferable...
This is Ad skipper btw, found it 2 weeks ago on Reddit (dev posted it there), downside is, while starting watching a video it will stop for half a second, the ad will load (for half a second) and then it resumes normally (basically you're still giving money to Youtube since the ad counts as "watched").
People on the reddit thread said this is a better way/method since youtube can't flag your browser compared to when you're using a browser + ad blocker combo, whether this is true or not i don't know.
Cheers
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nkarafo
Member
If this catches on, Youtube will simply make their ads unskippable or something. Not sure is some ads are already like that.
I wouldn't know though since i use Ublock all this time.
Putonahappyface
Member
Opera on Android is still working fine.
Doczu
Member
It looks like youtube is quietly backtracking from their agressive Adblock policy.
Spyxos
Gold Member
I hadn't noticed that, the ads are getting longer every week until i can skip them.
Doczu
Member
I know i moved to watching a few vids i realy want to on my brave browser per day. No more free scrolling on yt to find some time waster (during work as a background vid). So they get less from me.
Ok, so it may be subjective then
Pegasus Actual
Member
Still winning the adblock wars against YouTube for the moment.
The ads are one thing but... like.. what about this rounded corners bullshit they sprung on us a while back? Not a peep from anyone in this thread on that subject?
NeoGAF, you are not my tribe
The ads are one thing but... like.. what about this rounded corners bullshit they sprung on us a while back? Not a peep from anyone in this thread on that subject?
NeoGAF, you are not my tribe
Still winning the adblock wars against YouTube for the moment.
The ads are one thing but... like.. what about this rounded corners bullshit they sprung on us a while back? Not a peep from anyone in this thread on that subject?
NeoGAF, you are not my tribe
That's everywhere now, even on Microsoft Edge on normal websites. Thankfully Vivaldi and brave are not yet affected.
linko9
Member
Still winning the adblock wars against YouTube for the moment.
The ads are one thing but... like.. what about this rounded corners bullshit they sprung on us a while back? Not a peep from anyone in this thread on that subject?
NeoGAF, you are not my tribe
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using this on firefox, hilariously removes all rounding, including on the loading animation
Ribi
Member
you mfer i didnt know this was a think and NOW I CANT LOOK AT IT THE SAMEStill winning the adblock wars against YouTube for the moment.
The ads are one thing but... like.. what about this rounded corners bullshit they sprung on us a while back? Not a peep from anyone in this thread on that subject?
NeoGAF, you are not my tribe
Toots
Gold Member
*60% of the time
LordOfChaos
Member
I never noticed any adblock block before, but I did notice a lot of buffering today which almost never happens and then saw this
and ublock origin work great for me and revanced on mobile
winjer
Gold Member
Damn, this guy is annoying as fuck.
I would rather watch ads, than any of his videos.
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
Noticed today that my Youtube went back to normal, this coming from someone (me<----) that never changed anything, but uses 3 different adblockers.
This morning, quality/speed were back to pre-firstworldproblem-levels.
This morning, quality/speed were back to pre-firstworldproblem-levels.
Kabelly
Member
saw some people posting that it was just a minor issue from adblock themselves and had nothing to do with youtube.
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
Well, minor? Not even close. I didn't complain, but Youtube was almost unusable. Lol. I just didn't care. If I have to stop watching random shit, no problem. I still have my books.
LordOfChaos
Member
Is it happening now? Mine always worked but today Ublock Origin has missed blocking a bunch of ads in youtube
Edit: Ublock and Ablock both seem ineffective on youtube on Chrome now, but Edge is still going.
Edit: Ublock and Ablock both seem ineffective on youtube on Chrome now, but Edge is still going.
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Papa_Wisdom
Member
Smart tube on my nvidia shield
Duck duck go browser on my pc
I use these to bypass the ads.
Fucking ridiculous that 90 seconds into a video you get hit with ads.
Duck duck go browser on my pc
I use these to bypass the ads.
Fucking ridiculous that 90 seconds into a video you get hit with ads.
Papa_Wisdom
Member
Is that a browser or extension?
Browser. I guess the userbase is low enough that it just slips by these checks.
Papa_Wisdom
Member
Thanks, I may look into this!
Hudo
Member
It also helps that Vivaldi is running Blink as engine, which is spearheaded by Google.
Giallo Corsa
Gold Member
OK lads, is there a way to block the ads on a LG OLED running WebOS ?
It's literally unwatchable , I got presented with a...45 seconds ad just yesterday.
Also, wanna watch a video ? here's 2 ads back to back, wanna skip/FF 2-3 minutes on the same video? Here's another couple.of ads, shit's just frustrating, they rendered the whole thing unusable ffs.
I took a look online but it's mostly trash/spam sites mentioning "update your webOS TV"
Thanks
It's literally unwatchable , I got presented with a...45 seconds ad just yesterday.
Also, wanna watch a video ? here's 2 ads back to back, wanna skip/FF 2-3 minutes on the same video? Here's another couple.of ads, shit's just frustrating, they rendered the whole thing unusable ffs.
I took a look online but it's mostly trash/spam sites mentioning "update your webOS TV"
Thanks
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Shake Your Rump
Member
I use Apple TV and it is the same. Intolerable. What I do is load the video on my iPad with Adblock, and airplay to my Apple TV. I don’t have my LG wifi enabled, but could you do something similar directly to the TV?OK lads, is there a way to block the ads on a LG OLED running WebOS ?
It's literally unwatchable , I got presented with a...45 seconds ad just yesterday.
Also, wanna watch a video ? here's 2 ads back to back, wanna skip/FF 2-3 minutes on the same video? Here's another couple.of ads, shit's just frustrating, they rendered the whole thing unusable ffs.
I took a look online but it's mostly trash/spam sites mentioning "update your webOS TV"
Thanks
winjer
Gold Member
OK lads, is there a way to block the ads on a LG OLED running WebOS ?
It's literally unwatchable , I got presented with a...45 seconds ad just yesterday.
Also, wanna watch a video ? here's 2 ads back to back, wanna skip/FF 2-3 minutes on the same video? Here's another couple.of ads, shit's just frustrating, they rendered the whole thing unusable ffs.
I took a look online but it's mostly trash/spam sites mentioning "update your webOS TV"
Thanks
Probably your best option is to use Pi-Hole.
This will block ads for your entire network. So for every TV, console, PC, phones, etc.
It won't void the warranty on our TV, because you are not installing modified roms and hacks.
And if you buy a new Tv inthe future, it will still work.
The problem is that it has some cost, and it requires a bit of knowledge. But there are plenty of video guides that make it much easier.
Pi-hole – Network-wide Ad Blocking
pi-hole.net
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