fuck youtube. use a front end instead.
this post was submitted on 06 Jun 2025
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I already try to consciously not click YouTube links in my primary browser to avoid this. I load them in a backup browser with no privacy tools or, much more often, download them directly for local viewing. Fuck Google and their ads.
So I would like someone to maybe try to confirm this, but I've been rightclicking and then opening in private browser if there is something I want to check out but don't want to dominate my feed.
However, I've been finding that I still am sometimes getting these things presented to me as if I care. I am beginning to suspect that YT is either a) tracking mouse coordinates and clicks, and using these or b) some kind of ip/ browser based finger printing that gets around private/ incognito browsing.
I'm on firefox, and running pop_os, so if any one else could weigh in anecdotally, I'm very interested.
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My kids and I always make loud farting noises until we can skip the ad.
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uBlock. Use it. Stop that masochism. Remove ads. Get some self-esteem.
For some reason I've been getting the "ad blockers violate the terms of service" nag lately on my firefox browser with ublock origin. My Brave browser doesn't get it though. Any ideas?
uBlock isn't "install and forget"; it needs some initial setup. Add some "filter lists" and overall look what is there in the settings.
Still, you should think about that self-esteem thing. Why do you still use that site with "ad blockers violate the terms of service" nagging? Do you really need it?
I installed it and did the setup and it worked great for many months. Then, in the last few days, something changed, though I made no changes to my browser or ublock. Today it works fine. Yesterday I was getting the nag. I didn't make any changes from yesterday to today.
I might be wrong but I think ad blocker warnings show up briefly after YouTube updates its detection methods. They vanish once filter lists catch up. It’s an ongoing cat-and-mouse game.
To reduce these warnings, update your ad blocker’s filter lists or they'll eventually they do so automatically.
Update Filters: In uBlock Origin, open the dashboard, go to the “Filter lists” tab, and click “Update now.” Keeping uBlock itself updated helps too. Clearing cache can sometimes help. I think Firefox has better uBlock support, Chrome is toxic to adblocker integration.
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Youtube did something recently and uBlock had to update in response. I think it was automatically rolled out sometime "last night."
Some sites actively try to fight adblockers while adblockers try to block anti-adblocking code on such sites. Most probably you're watching the process of upgrading anti-adblock scripts on such site.
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Sponsorblock too
I don't mind sponsorship segments as much. A good content creator finds a way to make those entertaining as well. And if they don't, a couple presses of the arrow keys does the job.
finally someone who gets it. there are some creators out there who actually make interesting bits out of their sponsorships
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I'm waiting for the time that they turn my volume back up after I mute it.
Mute the tab in the browser. At least this gives the content creator some money or this is what I heard how it works on twitch.
You joke but there’s a patent for that exact technology
Sony patented that I think
They've never actually used it, so it prevents others from doing that. Good guy Sony.
Just kidding, if they didn't think we'd tear them to shreds over it, they'd do it in a heartbeat.