Pretty much the subject line. uBO has successfully blocked the nag screen enough times that I can’t play anything at this point. No preview loads, and the play button serves no function. I’d really prefer not to have to find content on YT, copy the URL and use Piped/Invidious, but this ongoing escalation is steeling my resolve to screw Google.
-No issues on Firefox+ubo on desktop. -Revanced for mobile (android) -Snarttubenext for tv. Amazon fire TV and any android box.
So… They’ve been A/B testing this the whole time and will continue to do so. Do you think OP is lying or could it be that you’re having the B variant until it flips for you too?
OP didn’t say if they use Firefox. If they’re using Chrome, then I’d find this result rather unremarkable and unsurprising.
I’m on FF. Forgot that detail.
Oof, well I don’t like the sound of this at all. Looks like my days of using YouTube might be numbered.
If these sites keep enshittifying at this rapid pace, I may be forced to touch grass before my time is up
Never had a single issue on FF. Make sure you open the UBO settings page, uncheck all the filter (basically set it to its default settings) the refresh.
That worked last round but not this time, unfortunately. I’m kicking the tires on LibRedirect currently.
Did you purge and update your filters?
Note: I’m not talking about turning filters off then back on, I’m talking about updating the version of each filter itself.
OP most likely is not following the instructions laid out at the uBlock subreddit. Probably a conflict with another adblocker.
I usually do this:
- refresh uBo caches
- delete all site data of youtube (in the shield thingy left of address bar)
- close the browser
Mostly always worked
delete all site data of youtube (in the shield thingy left of address bar)
For me that step alone has always worked. No need to touch UBO or restart the browser. Just clear data and refresh.
Yep I’ve had to do this a couple of times. I’d rather go through this dance than watch a single ad.
I’m to the point where I have a container tab for yt I delete and recreate.
Never yet had problems with paid AdGuard
Same! I’m really hoping it stays that way. This seems wildly annoying to combat. I’ve been fine so far with adguard premium on Windows, iOS, and Android tho.
https://libredirect.github.io/download.html works great for automating link redirects to alternative sites.
Also untrack me on android
This looks promising. Just the fact that it autopings the list of servers on demand solves much of my Invidious frustration.
Revanced hasn’t had any issues throughout this. I only watch YouTube on Android anyway.
(doesn’t help for desktop use, but it’s an option and maintains all of YouTubes native functionality + premium features)
desktop use
May be time to explore Android emulators. I know some linux distros incorporate them, and there are some options for Win and Mac.
Or look into FreeTube, it works really well on desktop
True, it’s good to keep track of all options because any of them could stop working one day.
I’ve noticed that the nag screen never shows up in a private tab. In the last week I’ve gotten in the habit of right-clicking a video and choosing Open Link in New Private Window. It’s not very convenient, but it has been working.
Isn’t that because all extensions are disabled unless you explicitly turn them on for private windows? uBO is off so you obviously won’t see the nag screen.
I just checked and I do have uBO enabled for private windows, so I’m not sure why it isn’t getting caught. I started doing it because I noticed that YouTube was giving one “free” view per day, and then your second view would get the nag screen. So I figured the private window might make you show up as a new person each time, so you always get the initial nag-free video.
But it seems like the nag screen shows up even on the first view now, so I’m not sure why this private tab trick is still working.
Then I guess it’s just down to cookies? Private doesn’t transfer cookies from the main session. You start with a clean slate all the time.
No problems with YouTube Premium.
Its just not that you want to pay a company that sold your data and stuffed ads down your throat. Like, at all. Will they still track you using Premium? I am totally certain.
I’ve bought genuinely useful stuff from targeted ads. I’m the problem.
Google doesn’t sell user data. They sell advertising space and use that data for targeted advertising.
Been using Freetube, and I even get watch history on it without needing to enable a “use my watch history for advertising” setting. No issues so far, but I don’t watch in higher resolutions so no idea if that would cause any issues.
Someone else already mentioned LibRedirect, I have that setup to link to Freetube.
Freetube is so amazing, I’m never going back.
I’ve had on and off problems with YT. On days where uBO is behind, I right click and open in private window. It’s a shitty workaround, but it works.
No problems yet with Firefox + uBO
Use Brave Browser instead. I haven’t had any issues at all watching YT using Brave.
There are a multitude of reasons to recommend against using Brave.
Personally I refuse to install it because the CEO and creator, Brendan Eich, unapologetically donates to right wing and anti-gay establishments. Many people refuse to use it because it games the users and advertisers with a proprietary cryptocurrency that isn’t actually useful for anything except making money for Brave. Others refuse to use it because in 2020 Brave was caught adding their own affiliate codes and tracking data to websites in the url bar, even ones that were typed in by hand. That was eventually rolled back but it didn’t help me trust them any.
Vivaldi is a better browser option, in my opinion.
Pretty much every CEO of every company is right wing. Several prominent Democrats are right-wing in their politics, and will still get the backing of the party regardless. That’s what happens when all you elect are capitalists.
I do not care about shitcoins either way.
I’ve never heard of Vivaldi. Does the adblock work?
Yep, most of them aren’t anti-gay maybe.
But they’re all 100% anti-union, anti-social welfare, anti-tax, pro-inequality, pro-monopoly, and anti-democracy. Kristal Ball called them “woke pinkertons”.
It’s true.
That’s why I scratch my head a little whenever someone tells me I can’t use a certain product. For instance, it’s impossible for me to use a computer that, at some level, hasn’t been sourced from an oppressed labor force.
The society I live in is impossible to exist in if I abstain from everything I need due to negative political connotations.
I do what I can to effect better outcomes in my own small sphere, but asking someone to forego any problematic associations in their consumption is like asking someone not to breathe.
I’m using FreeTube and NewPipe to view now. Yewt.ube is working on iOS devices in Safari with 1Blocker. Firefox and uBO is my last option if I happen to click a link that opens automatically.
If you don’t like ads just do https://docs.invidious.io/instances/ … every YouTube link anyone sends me I just put it with an invidious instance and there are no ads neither bloated frontend.
Freetube pointing to a local instance of Invidious.
Youtube is not ahead as of now, you can check on this website: https://drhyperion451.github.io/does-uBO-bypass-yt/ It also links to a guide.
And make sure to read the guide. I think they recommend setting the extension to defaults. As fiddling with the settings and enabling additional filter lists can cause this.
