Youtube | Block Ads with Native Ad Blocker
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@Zalex108 said in Youtube | Block Ads with Native Ad Blocker:
care of the Lists
Where to look for “update all used blocklists”? On
vivaldi://settings/privacy/
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AFAIK,
They update independently.But they would be outdated or deprecated.
Current AdBlocker is very basic and on Mobile very inconvenient to manage.Hopefully, this will change soon.
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@barbudo2005: thank you for that, but I ran into an issue when I went to download UBlock. Every time I try to install it, I'm redirected to a page to add it to Chrome, and I don't see Vivaldi listed as a browser that supports it. So I don't know whether it's even possible for me to use it without having to change browsers.
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@CStallone always download extensions from the chrome store:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm -
@Hadden89: okay, but how will adding it to Chrome enable it to work on Vivaldi?
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@CStallone In the chrome store there is a blue add button on top right. If you don't see it, please check this setting is enabled, restart vivaldi and retry:
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Look this link:
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#ublock-origin
"BEWARE! uBO is (and has always been) COMPLETELY UNRELATED to the website ublock.org"
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@barbudo2005 said in Youtube | Block Ads with Native Ad Blocker:
uBO is (and has always been) COMPLETELY UNRELATED
History Time:
Yes and not. Totally yes for the website. Ublock too originally was made for most part by Gorhill of which he was the main contributor but for stress/burnout he left the ownership of the repo to his former co-developer. Then divergences started to emerge and Ublock Origin fork has born but sadly the confusing matter of the name can't be solved anymore as Ublock wanted to keep its name
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@barbudo2005: thank you for the heads up, but I'm on the link from @Hadden89. So I'm pretty sure it'll be the real thing I'll be installing.
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@Hadden89: interesting. No, I'm at the link you posted in another tab and there's no add button. I'll try and install it tonight, and let you know how it turned out. And thanks for being as helpful as you've been!
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@CStallone yeah, use uBlock Origin .. In short, uBlock is not fake but cooperates with ad platforms (like AdblockerPlus) so there is a small conflict of interests :3
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I just thought of something, and this might be a stupid question but - could a VPN disguise the use of an ad blocker from YouTube?
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@CStallone Not a stupid question at all. A VPN actually could trigger more or different ads / anti ad systems - because google has different ways to interact based on the user country - and even captchas verifications, especially if the user is logged and seen from different countries in brief periods.
So yeah, as you can figure, g00gle can be very annoying on these matters
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@Hadden89: well I've heard that Japanese advertising is pretty crazy, so...
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Vivaldi's adblocker used to be strong. But nowadays you cannot view any video on Youtube and Dailymotion because both directly detect Vivaldi's adblocker! Same problem with UBlock Origin by the way... It is very frustrating to have to deactivate Vivaldi's adblocker to be able to watch a video. Can't it be improved?
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@barbudo2005 text in that pic is too small and almost not readable, try to explain what you want to communicate here, thanks
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@omxy You have a misconception about what an adblocker is and Vivaldi’s implementation of it. An adblocker is a program that loads third party block lists. The emphasis lies on third party—Vivaldi doesn’t compile block lists which do the actual ablocking. It’s the same with ublock origin. Although the ublock maintainers compile some block lists themselves, most of them are only cosmetic and the majority of the actual ablocking functionality is again third party. Video sites fight these adblocking lists trying to break them. The list maintainers try to find new ways to circumvent the ads. Rinse and repeat. Both ublock origin and Vivaldi provide a way to load additional lists and to write your own custom filters. If you have problems, try to load a list that works for your personal needs. Or file a request with the maintainers of a specific list outlining your problems with a webpage.
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@omxy said in Vivaldi's adblocker is weaker and weaker! WHY THEN?:
Vivaldi's adblocker used to be strong. But nowadays you cannot view any video on Youtube and Dailymotion because both directly detect Vivaldi's adblocker! Same problem with UBlock Origin by the way... It is very frustrating to have to deactivate Vivaldi's adblocker to be able to watch a video. Can't it be improved?
Is the message displayed for any video on Youtube?
I don't view that many videos, but I never seen it.
Since I have the uBlock Origin extension, I disable the Vivaldi adblocker.
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@omxy said in Vivaldi's adblocker is weaker and weaker! WHY THEN?:
Vivaldi's adblocker used to be strong. But nowadays you cannot view any video on Youtube and Dailymotion because both directly detect Vivaldi's adblocker! Same problem with UBlock Origin by the way... It is very frustrating to have to deactivate Vivaldi's adblocker to be able to watch a video. Can't it be improved?
It's best to use uBlock Origin. I haven't had any problems with YouTube, of course you might have to use certain filters. Vivaldi's adblocker isn't advanced enough at the moment.