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YouTube intensifies fight against ad blockers showing pop-ups, and users are frustrated | Blocking ad-block users::undefined

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[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 73 points 2 years ago

still using Firefox and ublock and all seems fine to me

[-] grte@lemmy.ca 29 points 2 years ago

Same. I'm wondering if it's limited to certain markets for the time being.

[-] abhibeckert@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

For me it's a "soft" popup - a simple banner with a close button telling me not to block ads. And it doesn't appear very often, I think I've seen it twice.

[-] Azzu@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Many people have either not up-to-date filters, or are using some other addons/features that interfere with uBlock/trigger the adblock detection.

[-] silver@lemmy.brendan.ie 7 points 2 years ago

I am using unlock and Firefox and getting hit by the anti-adblock

[-] ramblinguy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

I have never gotten a adblock popup using Firefox and ublock origin while my friend has gotten several on Chrome. I wonder if I'm just lucky that I'm not in the adblock block rollout on YouTube or if Firefox+ublock is working

[-] Skyhighatrist@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

Probably just lucky. They didn't roll it out to all Firefox users at once. I got it several days after other Firefox users started reporting getting the popup. I followed the instructions to update my quick fix list in uBlock and it's gone again. However, the first time I did it it came back after a day, so it may just be a never ending game of whack a mole.

[-] akilou@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Same Firefox and unlock setup (also sponsorblock) but I got a pop-up about ad blockers the other day and I just closed it and the rest of the site works fine.

[-] Fades@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Who asked? This comment thread is clearly about alt front ends yet here you are telling us still Firefox works for you. Okay, and????

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