Dan ĂlaOct 15, 2023
SponsorBlock (and DeArrow)

Stop using random anti-adblock fixes you find on the internet, these are almost always out of date and interfere with the actual anti-adblock features in uBlock Origin. YouTube is changing their anti-adblock code multiple times per day.

Simply do the following:
1. Use uBlock Origin and no other adblocker. This includes disabling adblocking in "Enhancer for YouTube", and any built in browser blocker
2. In uBlock's settings, purge caches and update filters

More info: 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 threadSponsorBlock (and DeArrow)Oct 14, 2023
And if there is not an updated filterlist, the anti-adblock does not apply logged-out at the moment, so you can continue in a private tab
Show threadMigaOct 15, 2023
@sponsorblock For me it also just tends to work by just refreshing the page, for whatever that's worth
Show threadthe Hearth Oct 15, 2023
@sponsorblock is updating ublock actually necessary for this or is it all in the filter lists? we can't update ublock origin past version 1.16.4.30 because we have to use a browser that supports XUL extensions for accessibility reasons and that's the last XUL version of ublock
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Show threadSponsorBlock (and DeArrow)Oct 15, 2023
@Hearth yes, the current solution uses scriptlets only available in newer versions unfortunately and are not ported to uBO legacy
Show threadthe Hearth Oct 15, 2023
@sponsorblock Will there be a solution that works on old versions? Or (less likely but i really hope) will there be a new version of ubo legacy to address this?
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Show threadSponsorBlock (and DeArrow)Oct 15, 2023
@Hearth I'm not sure, I'm not part of the ublock team and only have outsider information. I just posted here to try to help correct some misinformation I've seen being spread
Show threadthe Hearth Oct 15, 2023
@sponsorblock oh, sorry, wasn't aware of that
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Show threadLisPiOct 15, 2023
@sponsorblock I wonder why they're so motivated to be obnoxious just now.
Show threadVolodymyrOct 15, 2023
@sponsorblock @noodlejetski or simply buy YouTube Premium family.
Show threadОрест СмертнийOct 15, 2023
@Xen4n @sponsorblock @noodlejetski or simply don't watch YouTube 🦝
Show threadnoodlejetski Oct 15, 2023
@Xen4n or simply refuse paying Google and strengthening their monopoly
@sponsorblock
Show threadVolodymyrOct 15, 2023
@noodlejetski @sponsorblock and who you propose to paying instead?
Show threadnoodlejetski Oct 15, 2023
@Xen4n @sponsorblock the creators that you actually want to directly support.
Show threadVolodymyrOct 15, 2023
@noodlejetski @sponsorblock do you have examples with same powerful usability and contet reaching?
Show threadnoodlejetski Oct 15, 2023
@Xen4n @sponsorblock I said creators, not services.
Show threadVolodymyrOct 15, 2023
@noodlejetski @sponsorblock ah, ok. And next you will watch the content through what? Local multimedia player?
Show threadNour 🏳️‍⚧️🍉Oct 16, 2023
@Xen4n @sponsorblock @noodlejetski Maybe something like Nebula, a big part of the subscription fee goes to the content creators and there are no ads, and as far as I understand it functions like a co-op where the company is owned by the content creators.
Show threadGoodNewsGreyShoes🔞(on hiatus)Dec 18, 2023

@autistic_enby @Xen4n @sponsorblock @noodlejetski ☝️ This.

YouTube can perish. Build something better in its ashes.

Show thread[Yaseenist] CauseOfBSOD  Oct 15, 2023
@sponsorblock ive found on other websites that additional anti-adblock patches are more effective
Show thread[Yaseenist] CauseOfBSOD  Oct 15, 2023
@sponsorblock but i havent used any in a while so idk
Show threadJaap Zeldenrust (he/him)Oct 15, 2023
@sponsorblock "anti-adblock" is functionally a double negative, and as a result I have no idea whether you're talking about measures to block ads or about exempting specific sources from your measures to block ads.
Show threadJames WoodOct 15, 2023
@jozeldenrust @sponsorblock I believe the first two occurrences of “anti-adblock” should instead be “anti-anti-adblock”. With that, it makes sense. Users use ad-blocking, YouTube counters them using anti-adblock techniques, and users in turn counter with anti-anti-adblock fixes.
Show threadJaap Zeldenrust (he/him)Oct 15, 2023

@mudri @sponsorblock The first one makes sense if the "fix" means countering the countermeasures to your adblocking measures. But since "fix" is ambiguous - it can either mean causing the adblocking measures to work as intended, or causing the countermeasures to work as intended - it gets confusing.

I think this message could be improved by making both perspectives and objectives explicit. Use "Alice" and "Bob". Alice wants to watch YouTube without ads, Bob wants to show Alice ads, etc.

Show threadParienveOct 15, 2023
@jozeldenrust @sponsorblock
"Anti-adblock fixes" are measures taken by web users to counter websites' anti-adblock techniques, so the full phrase is effectively a *triple* negative.
Show threadObsolescentSapienOct 15, 2023
@sponsorblock uBlock is amazing, but also, don’t use the YouTube website and especially not the app. If YT content is a must, navigate to Invidious, or use the NewPipe app (on Android). PeerTube is also a great option for video content. P.S. Fuck Google. They have destroyed the internet. May all their servers spontaneously combust.
Show thread𝙲:\𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚣𝚎𝚗> █Oct 15, 2023
@sponsorblock cc @033max
Show threadOlivier ZUCCAROOct 15, 2023
@trkzn hey merci à fond ça marche!
Show threadvandysOct 18, 2023
@sponsorblock uBlock Origin is the greatest ad blocker in the world. Do note that Chrome changed their plugin API's so--surprise!--ad blockers can't be as effective. Firefox still supports uBlock Origin in its entirety.