youtube getting more aggressive.. i've got firefox and ublock but this shit is still coming up
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this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2023
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I found I could visaully block the pop up and use keyboard controls to still play a video. It did break navigating the page though because while I couldn't see it popup it was still there.
Just use newpipe or freetube
Man I hate YouTube so much by this point, and had even before this anti adblock thing due to their mobile apps never working properly on any of my devices, mobile website basically made the clunkiest experience possible (to force people into using the app?) and desktop site being just so damn heavy. Would totally completely move to federated alternatives if not the 20 years of YT exclusive content that won't ever be reuploaded elsewhere. It's not even like a social network or a forum where you minutely talk to someone about something, get a response and then forget forever, it sadly grew a lot bigger than that
I gave up and got premium. It actually works out because we've cancelled Disney+ and Paramount+ and switched from the Spotify family plan to the Youtube Premium family plan and we're saving money, but I'm annoyed that I've resorted to this.
You gave up and got premium. My guy.
Congratulations, you're part of the problem.
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don't know why nobody mentioned this but opening each video in new private tab works just fine
I'm unable to watch any video despite uBlock instructions thing.
Purge YouTube cookies and site data, log in again and see if it works
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I had this too, only thing that worked was clearing cookies and site data of YouTube, then logging in again. Another browser on the same account with the same uBlock settings worked the whole time, so I guess it's "device" bound not account bound. Since the cookie purge I don't even get the AdBlock warnings anymore.
I’m able to play videos on my Samsung S9 with Firefox running with ublock. I never got a message.
Revanced still works, not using it is just silly.
Do you need to be signed in to Youtube to get this?
Interesting question I'm genuinely curious think I'll experiment that
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