Youtube has added a new “feature” that blocks users with adblockers from viewing videos. How do I get around this while still blocking ads? I currently use uBlock Origin on firefox.
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uBlock origin > Open the dashboard > Filter lists > Uncheck uBlock Filters > Check uBlock filters
This will force an update & reapply the filters. Usually the first thing you should try when issues like this pop up
Thanks, this worked c:
Does not work for me. At also tried download it from release and install through devloper mode
I never saw this or any ad on YT, using only the Vivaldi trackerblocker and uBO Lite, also the Vivaldi adblocker works fine, but is discovered sometimes by the antii-adblock algorritm from YT. Anyway not possible to avoid the promotions from the Youtuber itself (not confuse with embedded sponsorblocks, which are filtred), also not posible to watch vids “only for members” which are appearing more and more, but I think it’s a legit manner to create incommings for the authors.
I find https://preservetube.com/ to be useful when nothing else works.
I’ve been using FreeTube for years, it does break from time to time but never for very long, and it’s a much nicer experience all round.
Use a flamethrower, that way you’ll never have to deal with YouTube’s anti-adblock stuff again
by issue with ublock getting blocked, always try updating the filter lists
Funniest part it is will STILL block you if you’re using an ad blocker on YouTube Premium.
i just use yt-dlp to download the video these days. i have lots of filters in addition to ublock’s default ones, somehow they’re clashing with youtube and i can’t properly play any video. yt-dlp+mpv is also much faster on my potato system, and makes me save videos.
yt-dlp gets blocked more often than Firefox + ublock Origin for me.
i always use their latest nightly build, so maybe that helps. also i generally don’t watch youtube a lot, so my ip probably didn’t get flagged yet
I also do this. If yt-dlp keeps failing, change the VPN location or download the latest build and it works.
yeah same here I just download and watch it’s very fast actually and I keep videos for 6 moths (in case if they removed)
I’m getting this since a few days and just refreshing the page always works
Use GrayJay.
I use a vpn and change my location to Mexico and all the videos work again.
I also use Firefox with UBlock and I’m able to view YouTube content via m.yotube.com. Maybe loosen your UBO settings a bit?
I ran into this for the first time today, and for some reason the video that didn’t play in Firefox with uBlock Origin downloaded just fine with yt-dlp
- Disable Enhanced Tracking Protection in the little padlock (on the Firefox URL bar, not somewhere in uBlock Origin)
- If you’ve got a VPN, try disabling it. YouTube likes to be very heavy-handed with their blocking if I have my VPN on vs. not
- Clear your cache. For some reason this can help sometimes, idk why. Can be beneficial to sign out and in again, too. (try Firefox settings > Privacy & Security > Manage browsing data > search “youtube” and delete too.)
- Reload your uBlock filter lists in settings (un-select, then re-select)
- If you’re not signed in, this’ll make things a million times worse. YouTube, especially nowadays, loves to block clients without a login because they’re often used by video downloaders, AI scrapers, etc.
Other than that, there’s not much else. Sometimes switching to a chromium-based browser helps too, but I doubt you want to have to entirely switch browsers any time you want to watch a YouTube video.
