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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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[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

The other options (especially LibreTube) are much better for Privacy as they don't include any Google trackers and LibreTube doesn't even connect to Google servers. It proxies everything through a Piped server, meaning Google never sees your IP address or any other connection details. It's basically anonymized YouTube.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

And that's great and all, but some of us really only care about the ads.

[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Sure, but you don't really lose anything by using privacy-oriented solutions like LibreTube. It's just a really nice YouTube client for Android, it also has SponsorBlock and DeArrow integration, a nice and convenient download feature and many other things

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm losing my tailored recommendations. And yes, I'm compromising my privacy for them, but I find value in that trade. I suppose I could open the official app, scroll my feed, and still open the videos in another front end, but as long as ReVanced exists I'll take the easier route. And it has sponsorblock and newpipe integration for downloads.

[-] 9bananas@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

you lose cross-device sync, don't you?

that alone is kind of a big deal...

[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

You can create an account on a Piped instance and use it to sync your subscriptions and playlists. You can also log into your account when using LibreTube on Android. Invidious also allows for account creation, but I'm not aware of any mobile apps allowing to connect to it.