Eóghan Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 I always used 1 or 2 adblockers that i know, always the same 2 for the past 5 years and they weren't very good, for example they would only block half the ads on ATRL, most of them would still come through or just blank white spaces, same for many other sites. I didn't really care if they weren't very efficient, ads on website aren't THAT annoying. On the other hand those same adblockers would work very well on youtube until the crackdown from last month, after many warnings from youtube, none of my adblockers would work anymore. I had to sit through unskippable 30 seconds ads for a few weeks. That was until last week, because now i can't see a single ads on SIGHT, anywhere on the web, everywhere I'm surfing. NONE. Even ATRL is clean CLEAN not even the blank spaces are there. And the cherry on top, Youtube is also adfree again. Thank you Youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyrica Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Not when Google is getting rid of Manifest which is the tech that adblocks use. So either switch to firefox now or it's gonna be over by June 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airplane Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 no ads on atrl on opera’s mobile version btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtherealCat Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 adblockers are more powerful because of greed, they just had to keep pushing longer more intrusive ads, capitalism must be restrained 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odette Violet Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 I'm using Brave, works perfectly 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideOrDie Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 i use ublock origin and i haven't seen a single ad on the interwebs for years, including youtube 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinnerCity Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, RideOrDie said: i use ublock origin and i haven't seen a single ad on the interwebs for years, including youtube Same, I browse ATRL and YouTube on Chrome and I've got the uBlock Origin extension and it works fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I54X Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Do you guys pay for these adblockers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScorpiosGroove Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, I54X said: Do you guys pay for these adblockers? no they are free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I54X Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Just now, ScorpiosGroove said: no they are free Are these like apps? Youtube is tap dancing on my nerves with the adds, i need them gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScorpiosGroove Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Just now, I54X said: Are these like apps? Youtube is tap dancing on my nerves with the adds, i need them gone. no they are internet browser extensions you do have apps too but i believe they only work on android not iphones youtube currently blocked adblocks tho (which should be reversed in Europe at least since it’s potentially illegal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venice B Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Odette Violet said: I'm using Brave, works perfectly Same, my friends always make fun of me when I say I use Brave but I don't see ads anywhere so 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornings Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Idk what I use but YouTube knows I’m using it and won’t let me watch a damn video until I turn it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroonx Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 I am one of those late bloomers who found out about chrome ad blockers like a month ago from an ATRL thread... My life has never been the same again No ATRL and YouTube ads have been fabulous x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poxy Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Lyrica said: Not when Google is getting rid of Manifest which is the tech that adblocks use. So either switch to firefox now or it's gonna be over by June 2024 Which Adblock we do you use on Firefox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Beautiful Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 i have not one but four installed all at once these ad providers can choke on a big one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylena Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Eóghan said: not even the blank spaces are there if you use ublock origin they give you an option called "element picker mode" where you can select those blank ad placeholders yourself and hide them. just beware not to click anything else and break the websites or you'll need to manually delete the filters in settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asscatchem Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 adblock will win the end. europe must fight for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katamari Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Let me go back to ublock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelato Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Ublock Origin works almost perfectly on YouTube again. In the rare circumstances where the video doesn't play, just sign out of your Google account and refresh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeenTheShit Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Mornings said: Idk what I use but YouTube knows I’m using it and won’t let me watch a damn video until I turn it off. YouTube started doing that a week ago for me, but I just turned my adblocker back on and it seems to be working again. I think they must've found a workaround in the last update to circumvent their detectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Wolf Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Sure. I have two adblockers enabled right now and they work like a charm. But I think people underestimate about valuable YouTube is. It can basically act as a time capsule, think of all the videos on there. News castings, concerts, interviews, etc. I think it has the most value out of all the social media platforms right now. I think they need to make it more user friendly with profiles and what not though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideOrDie Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 2 hours ago, I54X said: Are these like apps? Youtube is tap dancing on my nerves with the adds, i need them gone. what browser do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heldenzeit Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Idk, YouTube knows I'm using one and is blocking videos for me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam13 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 not people using two adblockers one is enough yall anyway, im surprised at how few people use adblockers. theres more than 5 billions people who have access to the internet yet only tens of millions use an adblocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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