kierkegaank, 7 months ago

@campuscodi what about non-chromium based browsers?

earwigplanet, 7 months ago

@campuscodi I've been using the FreeTube app, works better and I don't have to use a Google source.

iagox86, 7 months ago

@campuscodi It's decisions like this that make me happy I left Google and sold all my stock.. they must be financially struggling

NicknamesOfGod, 7 months ago

@campuscodi Here's my three-step-solution: 1. Switch from Chrome to Firefox. 2. Use more than one ad-blocker. 3. Log out of your Google accounts periodically (simple when not using Chrome). I was seeing this pop-up a couple of weeks ago. This three-step routine made it go away, and I'm still able to watch all the YouTube I want. Honestly, I wouldn't even care if the ads were just ads. Its the tracking and phishing and malware and other bullshit that I'm blocking.

tkomess, 7 months ago

@campuscodi ✊

z3r0fox, 7 months ago

@campuscodi I just cleared my cookies and cached data while signed out (in Firefox)

greenboy149, 7 months ago

@campuscodi The funniest part? This'll only make the adblockers more powerful.

usernamepending, 7 months ago

@campuscodi yeah, it's been popping for a while. I "purge all caches" and update in uBlock and it works.

dedbol7, 7 months ago

@campuscodi To counter that, I use the invidious libre/free front-end to access youtube;

https://inv.tux.pizza/feed/popular

this is a worthy replacement even if the adblock would work on youtube;

I admire your middle finger attitude, cheers mate;

jared, 7 months ago

@campuscodi
I've been using this tamper monkey script, works well so far. https://github.com/TheRealJoelmatic/RemoveAdblockThing#how-to-bypass-the-video-player-ban-from-using-an-ad-blocker

ryan_harg, 7 months ago

@campuscodi ublock origin works fine out of the box

bughuntercat, 7 months ago

@campuscodi If I log out, the stupid banner doesn't appear and it doesn't block playback. Also using Freetube you can watch videos without ads and without blocking. So I no longer use the Google account to watch anything on YouTube. I can also download the video or use VLC streaming. Fuck you Youtube!

technicaltundra, 7 months ago

@campuscodi For people using uBlock Origin, they are still fighting the good fight! If you are using it and it doesn't work, there are several reasons why this might be, you can find help here https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/17j6ygs/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_29_2023_mega/

pixline, 7 months ago

@campuscodi

Alternative web frontends like Piped will (mostly) do, here's a list of public instances:

https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped/wiki/Instances

r3pek, 7 months ago

@campuscodi brave still works 😉

TritTriton, 7 months ago

@campuscodi Such an extension detection mechanism seems to be illegal for EU users, as it works like a spyware and is a privacy violation. Hopefully, if the European Commission do its job, it will be forbidden in 🇪🇺, at least.

fosstastic, 7 months ago

@TritTriton Google might then try other things, like making YouTube only available to logged-in users or offering high video resolutions only to paying customers, similar to movie streaming services with their different tiers.

These things could also impact useful tools like yt-dlp, which I am most worried about.

I am not sure where this cat and mouse game will end.