YouTube has blocked uBlock origin, I'm so happy.

jamie3000 · Oct 20, 2023

So today I noticed youtube has detected uBlock origin and no longer allows you to use it if you have this extension turned on.

At first I was annoyed, and then I thought about the hour a day I probably waste down YouTube rabbit holes.

I go to turn on some chill out music while I work and an hour later I'm watching how cheese factories work...

I think my work output is going to be 10%+ now!

and did you like my attempt at a youtube style clickbait title!? haha

Dopious · Oct 20, 2023

I think that it might be activated randomly, since I and many more don´t have any problems with uBlock Origin. Just tried it today.

sscaz · Oct 20, 2023

jamie3000 said:
So today I noticed youtube has detected uBlock origin and no longer allows you to use it if you have this extension turned on.

At first I was annoyed, and then I thought about the hour a day I probably waste of YouTube rabbit holes.

I go to turn on some chill out music while I work and an hour later I'm watching how cheese factories work...

I think my work output is going to be 10%+ now!

and did you like my attempt at a youtube style clickbait title!? haha

I am all in from ad blockers being banned, will increase both my channels and sites revenue

jamie3000 · Oct 20, 2023

RoiBox said:
I think that it might be activated randomly, since I and many more don´t have any problems with uBlock Origin. Just tried it today.

interesting...because I just tried again it's working now. Maybe they are doing some split testing of that feature.

HustleTong · Oct 20, 2023

jamie3000 said:
I go to turn on some chill out music while I work and an hour later I'm watching how cheese factories work...

I've been there. The algorithm is so good that you can't resist it anymore.

Dopious · Oct 20, 2023

jamie3000 said:
interesting...because I just tried again it's working now. Maybe they are doing some split testing of that feature.

I´ve seen other member having problems with uBlock origin too, seems to be random.

M4XW3LL · Oct 20, 2023

I have bad news for you. You can make it work (unblock) it by adding this to your filters:

Finchlord · Oct 20, 2023

Mine works perfectly

Setox · Oct 20, 2023

I do use adblock and I don't mind exiting that popup each 24 hour

Eiffel · Oct 20, 2023

On devices that don't have an adblocker, I read the comments while the ads play. The comments section can be a gold mine, for information as well as entertainment. Quite a few times I have learnt something new, which was not in the video, after reading the comments or had a good laugh after reading a funny comment. Especially so for review videos you might watch for something you are considering to buy, one of the comments will nail it for you while the reviewer goes about saying nice things about the product just so that you click the affiliate link given below the video.

MoonStarz · Oct 20, 2023

ad blockers are updating sometimes work other times no, so is kind of random, I have them enabled but still saw ads every time I open a video and there were videos where no a single add pop up, pure internal peace.

Katia76 · Oct 20, 2023

maybe it's working.

KingMasterEg · Oct 20, 2023

they force you to get yt premium

UnusualSubstance · Oct 20, 2023

jamie3000 said:
I go to turn on some chill out music while I work and an hour later I'm watching how cheese factories work...

Is that the discovery channel one? I feel ya,

One moment you're watching seo vids, then BAM, you catch yourself watching how maple syrup is made...

The woes of internet marketing, huh

theentry · Oct 31, 2023

On my end youtube blocks ublock only when i'm sign into a google account, if i'm not logged in then everything works as before.

swp · Oct 31, 2023

my chorome with ublock works fine

KJREDDY247@ · Oct 31, 2023

sscaz said:
I am all in from ad blockers being banned, will increase both my channels and sites revenue

DeFiNFT1 · Oct 31, 2023

M4XW3LL said:
I have bad news for you. You can make it work (unblock) it by adding this to your filters:

can you paste this as text so i can copy it

Silong · Oct 31, 2023

Clearly you nailed it (the modus operandi of clickbait)!

sa666ac · Nov 3, 2023

I have always paid for premium on smart tv devices like Amazon Firestick Samsung TV. But on pc I can’t recommend enhancer enough. Geen YT, audio and video enhancements. Keep watching video while scrolling or pip and move to another screen. Amazing. And android well avances fork is still around but at one point Youtube Vanced was YouTube if YouTube was a god, way ahead of the YouTube curve and made YouTube browsing , watching, listening and saving downloads for later an art. I miss it. Just mho. Out.

YouTube has blocked uBlock origin, I'm so happy.

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