giorgosmitOct 15, 2023
Yogthos

The Anti-AntiAdblocker uBlock Origin filter to get rid of the annoying YouTube message. It turns off the JavaScript anti-adblock payload.

https://files.enderman.ch/scripts/yt-antiadblocker.txt

update, looks like the link is dead, but here are official instructions https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/19976

Oct 14, 2023 at 11:23pmWeb
Show threadSimoto 🏴‍☠️Oct 14, 2023
@yogthos lifesaver 
Show threadAndrew SingletonOct 15, 2023

@yogthos 'Stop blocking ads!'

'Me: OK stop shoving unskippable ads before during and after to the point it's ten minutes of ads for five minutes of content.

Show threadAnton P. Nym (aka Steve)Oct 15, 2023
@singletona @yogthos Yeah, I tried watching YouTube without a blocker and it made the YouTube experience feel worse than broadcast TV. (At least the broadcasters can set the breaks so that they don't bust into a show mid-sentence...)
Show threadJamiOct 15, 2023
@yogthos THANK YOU! This has been driving me up the wall. Sorry, YouTube, but I'm going to continue blocking ads!
Show threadSteve LeachOct 15, 2023
@yogthos Where is this message being seen? Adblock Plus on Firefox on Linux seems to be working just fine.
Show threadYogthosOct 15, 2023
@stevenaleach oh youtube started making a popup complaining about adblock, I started seeing it today on FF with uBlock, I just ended up adding a rule for blocking the element initially, but blocking the js source is even better :)
Show threadJillOct 15, 2023
@yogthos As Dr. Zuboff said in her book, “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism,” IT’S NOT OK TO HIDE FROM OUR OWN LIVES. Such BS to keep up with thls shit. Put your energy into making this a non issue.
Show threadJules EnriquezOct 15, 2023
@yogthos Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to work on my end.
Show threadYogthosOct 15, 2023
@win8linux doh, another option is to block the UI element for the popup, I ended up doing that earlier
Show threadLoïc DenuzièreOct 15, 2023
@yogthos @win8linux Unfortunately I'm not getting a popup anymore (although I did get it for a few days), but the entire video player is now replaced by this message.
Show threadKiwiRedOct 15, 2023
@yogthos And the arms race continues.
Show threadBeerIsGoodOct 15, 2023
@yogthos
Easier solution:
YouTube Premium or Lite
Show threadMOVING > https://cooltrans.men/SympathyTeaOct 15, 2023
@yogthos glad this exists, i personally still use revanced for mobile youtube but i cannot find a decent enough alternative for web youtube, so this is gonna be very handy until theres a proper alternative for web youtube users that doesn't throw a fit when its in firefox
Show thread𝕚𝕒𝕞𝕕𝕥𝕞𝕤Oct 15, 2023
@yogthos Use @brave
Show thread🇬🇧Daron BrewoodOct 15, 2023
@yogthos I guess this is the same scripting as Brave uses, so can be added in as a custom script?
Show threadAlanOct 15, 2023
@yogthos
"About uBO/Youtube: please do not follow advice from random sources, most likely they don't know what they are doing and this ends up burdening volunteers who have looked into all this and know exactly what they are doing.
Carefully follow instructions at https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/19976 " -- https://twitter.com/gorhill/status/1712449569693315284
🟥🟥 YouTube.com: ALL issues - REPORT ONLY HERE 🟥🟥 · Issue #19976 · uBlockOrigin/uAssets

⚠️⚠️ PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST ⚠️⚠️ Note: After each step, close your current tabs and open new tab to test again or it won't work. I updated uBO to the latest versions (...

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Show threadAlanOct 15, 2023
"Example of bad advice from random sources (i.e. not long-term uBO volunteers), unfortunately spreading since end of June, probably causing issues with all those who followed it, and further burdening filter list volunteers." https://twitter.com/gorhill/status/1712535387434786921
R. Hill on X

Example of bad advice from random sources (i.e. not long-term uBO volunteers), unfortunately spreading since end of June, probably causing issues with all those who followed it, and further burdening filter list volunteers.

X (formerly Twitter)
Show threadYogthosOct 15, 2023
@sourcejedi it's good to see there's official guide now, I figured adding filter lists for the ad servers can't do much harm hence why I shared the link
Show threadAlanOct 15, 2023

@yogthos
Hi yogthos! Sorry, it would have been better if I put an introductory comment, in front of the grumpy Free Software developer quote :-).

I don't even know how well it works, but I wanted to share the "official" response. It looks like they have a lot of experience helping people fix their browsers, and those are good steps to go through before users try adding rules shared by someone they don't know :-).

Show threadAlanOct 15, 2023
@yogthos
The following is pedantry and not a criticism, but I don't think the file you linked is "adding filter lists for the ad servers". It looks to me like it runs four javascript commands on each Youtube page, to trick the web page. It's a bit more subtle, and I can definitely imagine it interfering with default-enabled rules that are trying to achieve the same goal.
Show threadYogthosOct 15, 2023
@sourcejedi yeah for sure, the official solution is always the best way to go, and link is very much appreciated
Show threadiweinOct 15, 2023
@yogthos it's so sad some of the brightest minds of the planet are wasted on ads.
Show threadENIGMATICO  Oct 15, 2023
@yogthos enderman? Isn't that a youtuber? Is that's his website, it's a youtuber fighting against youtube ad policies. Which says a lot about youtube ads when not even the content creators that work on Youtube wants ads on Youtube to be enforced.

I think we should get rid of ads and move to other formulas. Sponsorships and patrons seems to be working fine for them, as well as merchandising and other options such as donations.
Show threadRick de HaanOct 15, 2023
@yogthos Tnx!
Show threadColin 🐈🌱Oct 15, 2023
@yogthos
I'm getting a 404 not found.
Show threadYogthosOct 15, 2023
@Colin oh looks like it's gone, but there are official instructions now https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/19976
🟥🟥 YouTube.com: ALL issues - REPORT ONLY HERE 🟥🟥 · Issue #19976 · uBlockOrigin/uAssets

⚠️⚠️ PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST ⚠️⚠️ Note: After each step, close your current tabs and open new tab to test again or it won't work. I updated uBO to the latest versions (...

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Show threadAndrew SingletonOct 16, 2023
@yogthos I'm not seeing anyuthing here other than 'turn off or disable everything else because running more than one ad block will conflict' and 'make sure everything is up to date.'
Show threadMartin BeOct 17, 2023

@yogthos That's useless now. YT already recognize this method.
UBO with the default filters set does the job pretty well against all the latest yt bullshit.

This way also works pretty well:
https://github.com/d3vr/yt-siphon

GitHub - d3vr/yt-siphon: Firefox add-on to open YouTube videos in open alternative frontends (e.g: Piped)

Firefox add-on to open YouTube videos in open alternative frontends (e.g: Piped) - GitHub - d3vr/yt-siphon: Firefox add-on to open YouTube videos in open alternative frontends (e.g: Piped)

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