▲ 138 ▼ YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world (9to5google.com) submitted 2 years ago by ijeff@lemdro.id to c/technology@beehaw.org 70 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/2787773 (!google@lemdro.id)
[–] xoggy@programming.dev 42 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's all good just make sure you have an up-to-date ublock-based extension: https://reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/17j6ygs/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_29_2023_mega/ As of writing this Adblock Plus isn't working with Youtube but no reason you should be using that over ublock origin anyways. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago I have Ad Guard installed and still use UBlock Origin for its features. permalink fedilink source parent [–] drwho@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm still waiting for Google to ban uBlock Origin from the Chrome addon store. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] monkeyflower@infosec.exchange 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) @drwho @xoggy yeah eh. Maybe it has such a unique footprint it just opens up more tracking opportunities through fingerprinting. 🙃 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drwho@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago I think they just haven't gotten around to it yet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] enitoni@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago All the more reason to switch to Firefox! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago I have Ad Guard installed and still use UBlock Origin for its features. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drwho@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm still waiting for Google to ban uBlock Origin from the Chrome addon store. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] monkeyflower@infosec.exchange 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) @drwho @xoggy yeah eh. Maybe it has such a unique footprint it just opens up more tracking opportunities through fingerprinting. 🙃 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drwho@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago I think they just haven't gotten around to it yet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] enitoni@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago All the more reason to switch to Firefox! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] monkeyflower@infosec.exchange 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) @drwho @xoggy yeah eh. Maybe it has such a unique footprint it just opens up more tracking opportunities through fingerprinting. 🙃 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drwho@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago I think they just haven't gotten around to it yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drwho@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago I think they just haven't gotten around to it yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] enitoni@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago All the more reason to switch to Firefox! permalink fedilink source parent