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.

  • taaz@biglemmowski.winEnglish
    40·
    a year ago

    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

  • penquin@lemm.ee
    38·
    a year ago

    -No issues on Firefox+ubo on desktop. -Revanced for mobile (android) -Snarttubenext for tv. Amazon fire TV and any android box.

    • pimeys@lemmy.nauk.io
      26·
      a year ago

      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?

      • LinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.one
        18·
        a year ago

        OP didn’t say if they use Firefox. If they’re using Chrome, then I’d find this result rather unremarkable and unsurprising.

        • Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.orgOP
          25·
          a year ago

          I’m on FF. Forgot that detail. Also forgot I can edit the title. Which I have done, so the message above this made sense at the time it was written (for anyone who came in late).

          • LinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.one
            12·
            a year ago

            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

          • penquin@lemm.ee
            2·
            a year ago

            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.

              • spartanatreyu@programming.dev
                3·
                a year ago

                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.

              • terrrmus@beehaw.orgEnglish
                1·
                a year ago

                I’ve been going through this every now and then with Firefox and uBlock. It feels like maybe it’s in-between Youtube making their change and uBlock catching up. I’ll go through the purge process but will still be blocked. Check back the next day and videos play fine with ads blocked.

                My workaround in that in-between time is either open up a private browser (with ublock turned on for private browsing), watching it not logged in. Or I paste the video to a hidden discord channel I have on my server and watch that way (unless the video disables embedding). It’s always worked for me those two ways.

              • penquin@lemm.ee
                1·
                a year ago

                Look up YouTube enhancer extension. It has a trick, too. I don’t remember exactly what it is, but I read it here somewhere on Lemmy where you add a script of some sort to YouTube enhancer and it blocks that YouTube bullshit message.

      • Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee
        13·
        a year ago

        OP most likely is not following the instructions laid out at the uBlock subreddit. Probably a conflict with another adblocker.

    • rufus@discuss.tchncs.de
      16·
      a year ago

      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.

  • TehPers@beehaw.orgEnglish
    24·
    a year ago

    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.

  • Darkassassin07English
    18·
    a year ago

    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)

  • FlumPHP@programming.dev
    152·
    a year ago

    You could pay for the service with cash instead of ad views. Works on all devices without having to set up an adblocking VPN or Pi-Hole.

    • anothermember@beehaw.org
      17·
      a year ago

      I don’t think you can be sure they’re not profiling you for advertising on other sites just because they’re not showing ads on YouTube. The purpose of uBO is security. Plus I wouldn’t give money to a shady company like Google anyway.

          • anothermember@beehaw.org
            2·
            a year ago

            Correct, if they weren’t user-hostile, it would have been more likely I would have built up some good-will towards them and would be happy to pay.

      • clgohEnglish
        21·
        a year ago

        I hope you are contributing to the content creators in other ways, then.

        • anothermember@beehaw.org
          8·
          a year ago

          I am, as it happens, but I don’t feel under any obligation to.

          Firstly, how they get paid is a private matter between them and YouTube, they signed their contracts, not me.

          Secondly, YouTube could run privacy-respecting non-targeted ads. I’m not punishing YouTube for having ads, I’m punishing them for being spyware.

    • 4dpuzzle@beehaw.orgEnglish
      6·
      a year ago

      For everyone who feels righteous by paying YouTube for content, here are some things to consider:

      1. A part of your payment goes to Google - who is involved in unethical and often illegal subversion of privacy and user rights on the internet by corruption of the very foundations of the web.

      2. They’re coming up with their ‘content is not free’ argument after they’ve killed off all their competitors. They’re in a position to demand because they played a bait-and-switch and succeeded in it.

      I’m not against paid services, and especially not against paying the content creators. But when you pay a crook for their services, you bear responsibility for their actions.

    • pkulak@beehaw.org
      51·
      a year ago

      That’s what I do. Works great. Or don’t pay and don’t use it. Crazy talk, I know!

      • 4dpuzzle@beehaw.orgEnglish
        2·
        a year ago

        Congratulations on doing your part in helping a filthy spyware company ruin the web for everyone with their corruption of browsers and the web standards.

        • pkulak@beehaw.org
          1·
          a year ago

          I never use Chrome or anything Chromium based. You sound like you use Brave.

          But if someone offers me an entertainment service at a price, I pay, or don’t use it. You’re not some noble pirate, you’re just a cheap ass who wants to consume other people’s hard work for free.

          • 4dpuzzle@beehaw.orgEnglish
            1·
            a year ago

            You sound like you use Brave.

            You assumed wrong.

            But if someone offers me an entertainment service at a price, I pay, or don’t use it.

            Oh boy! Another one with the comprehension skills of a mole rat! Where did I say don’t pay the artist? What I don’t like is the pimp middleman in between.

            You’re not some noble pirate, you’re just a cheap ass who wants to consume other people’s hard work for free.

            Says the shill who parrots the words of an abusive and corrupt corporation. Go look at the mirror and call them cheap ass. You are just a self-righteous idiot who helps monopolies gain control over ordinary people, including the artists you supposedly support.

            • pkulak@beehaw.org
              1·
              a year ago

              If you don’t like “the pimp middleman in between”, I can only assume you exclusively consume your entertainment on subway platforms and pay with dollar bills, which is great, and good for you, but I like to support creators and live a comfortable life. Some of my money goes to Bandcamp, Patreon and Google. You do you.

              “Mole rat”. haha, cute. I’m not worth your top-shelf stuff, trust me. Save it for your English teacher.

              • 4dpuzzle@beehaw.orgEnglish
                1·
                a year ago

                can only assume you exclusively consume your entertainment on subway platforms

                After Google killed all the competition with ad-free unpaid service for so long. Market manipulation with bait and switch.

                but I like to support creators and live a comfortable life

                Like I said - you’re self righteous. You have no clue how much the creators and web as a whole lost due to the greed and treachery of this horrible company.

                I’m not worth your top-shelf stuff, trust me. Save it for your English teacher.

                You are not worth anything. So keep patting yourself on the back.

    • gk99@beehaw.org
      1·
      a year ago

      Family plan split three ways comes out to about $7 a person per month, if I’m remembering right.

  • Sleestak_Chaka@lemm.eeEnglish
    9·
    a year ago

    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.

  • HooPhuckenKarez@kbin.social
    7·
    a year ago

    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.

  • tuckerm@supermeter.social
    6·
    a year ago

    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.

    • moon_matter@kbin.social
      3·
      a year ago

      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.

      • tuckerm@supermeter.social
        5·
        a year ago

        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.

        • moon_matter@kbin.social
          3·
          a year ago

          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.

          • tuckerm@supermeter.social
            1·
            a year ago

            Then I guess it’s just down to cookies?

            I assume so. But I don’t see why they would need your main session’s cookies to tell if you’re using an ad blocker. I’m guessing this is still something left over from when they were giving you one nag-free video per day, so private tabs will probably see the nag screen too eventually.

  • baconicsynergy@beehaw.org
    5·
    a year ago

    This ad blocking tug-of-war game is absolutely fascinating in so many ways. One cannot help but be entertained by the two sets of opposing engineers fighting each other for technological dominance

    I love it