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Youtube’s Anti-adblock and uBlock Origin (andadinosaur.com)

submitted 1 year ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Really interesting read about the history of YouTube adblocking, how the new detection works, how uBO is responding, and how not to block the new popups.

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[-] Haphazard9479@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

This is the answer. I use Newpipe on mobile and Invidious on desktop. I dont even know what youtube ads look like. I run it all behind a pihole just to be sure. Works like a dream.

[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Personally, I prefer LibreTube on my phone and Piped on desktop. I also use NextDNS when I'm on the go and Pi-Hole when I'm at home. I haven't used an official YouTube app or website for the last 2 years.

[-] fosstulate@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 1 year ago

Libretube is usually broken in some fashion (often a fatal one, like failing to load video).

[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

LibreTube isn't broken, it's the Piped instances that have issues. You just need to switch to another Piped instance in the settings. Click on the three dots, then select settings, go to ‘Instance’ and at the top you can hit ‘Choose…’ to change the Piped instance. I haven’t experienced any issues with adminforge.de. kavin.rocks also seems to work well.

[-] fosstulate@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 1 year ago

I should have realised it was an instance issue. Thanks!

[-] deeznutz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

I use newpipe x sponsorblock, invidious, and pinhole as well, but it's worth pointing out to those unfamiliar- pihole does nothing for YouTube ads. Pihole is great for sites that add google ads or random junk to their pages, it has no ability to block ads that come from the same domain as a sites content because it is DNS based.