Youtube trialling new ad-blocking

glenart1

@barbudo2005 Well this IS now working for me, having previously being banned from any content, i hope i can keep using Vivaldi, other methods have lasted a day only, so time will tell.
Fantastic for now thanking U:)

luetage

@glenart1 This has nothing to do with Vivaldi, you will run into the same issue on all other browsers.

glenart1

Well i have simply stated MY experience & i have zero issues on firefox & as i just posted, the scripts i just found posted here have by "barbudo2005
" HAVE re enabled vivaldi! So there

luetage

@glenart1 Take a look around the web. People are reporting the same issues all over browser communities, including Firefox. No one stops you from using Firefox of course, if it helps you right now, but again, it’s not a Vivaldi/Chrome/Brave/Firefox/Safari issue. It’s Google declaring war on adblockers no matter the setup.

glenart1

Aye so i've READ, yet i say again, I have NO issues reverting 2 firefox, but i'm currently back 2 my fav Vivaldi with the current fixes
https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/477725-youtube-iframe-adblocker
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tampermonkey/dhdgffkkebhmkfjojejmpbldmpobfkfo
& i'm NOT stating everyone should just jump 2 firefox, yet it.s working for me 2 days now without any issue, That MAY change
& the updated vivaldi solution may also change, what will NEVER change is I/We will NEVER accept Ads under ANY circumstances!
It's the reason i stopped watching TV over 10 years ago, as i'd have kicked a hole in the screen otherwise, & they are NOT imposing
their control onto my computer. Best solution would be a viable alternative to youtube, so we can ALL leave their control, cause that's
what it's all about, & money of course, which is Control also.

Catweazle

@glenart1, that is the point. It is correct that certain measures to block ads on YT work for a few days, until Google, with its enormous resources, discovers it and finds countermeasures in its war against adblocker.

This cannot be a solution in the long run and of course alternatives must be found, since Google has even begun to block front-ends, such as Piped, CloudTube, Invidious, etc., which can no longer play most of the videos. FreeTube, the desktop client, is now completely unusable.

At the moment the only alternative to YT, not related to Google, is the IMDB online service, Odysee, where you can even transfer subscriptions and playlists, although somewhat complicated.

For the desktop, SMPlayer allows you to watch streaming videos, also those from YT, by pasting the URL of the video.

There is also a FOSS extension that allows you to record the sound of the music video in the active tab, for downloading it in mp3.

It's a David versus Goliath fight, which I hope ends the same way.

Pesala

@glenart1 I see ads on YouTube using the latest version of Firefox. Don't you have to install Privacy Badger or some other add-on to block ads?

I tried one, but declined to share my data with the add-on authors.

In Vivaldi, with the built-in blocker, all I see is an occasional dialog, which I dismiss to watch without ads.

glenart1

I think whats happening is that MY firefox IS currently working as i have not used it for a long time, & no doubt after some days they will discover i am using adblockers & then the circus of control will start, but for now i'm fine , however these 2 items have got my vivaldi operating as normal after having been completely blocked from any content after 3rd warning, may well work on any browser, but i prefer vivaldi.
https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/477725-youtube-iframe-adblocker
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tampermonkey/dhdgffkkebhmkfjojejmpbldmpobfkfo

instal both, hey presto, For NOW at least

barbudo2005

Now that we know that it works you can use the direct method without Tampermonkey that Vivaldi supports:

1.- On the button "Install the script" context menu and click "Save link as.…".

2.- Save it to a safe place and don't delete it:

3.- Drag and drop to the extension page with Developer mode on:

glenart1

Oh i see, yes, i was at that point couple of days back, it will increase & they will then give you the 3 video warning then you'll be blocked completely
the links i sent from another post in here , when installed will have vivaldi working without issue as of today19th oct, for how long? we shall see, as
the current working solution WILL be discovered by the google control machine & will be counteracted, & so it will go on
they certainly will NOt force people to pay for avoiding ads, they shall only reduce viewers & an alternative platform WILL emerge at some point, or maybe some
Good source shall take over youtube, which will NOT be Elon(Puppet) Musk

somnomania

@barbudo2005 said in Youtube trialling new ad-blocking:

For those users who are desperate with the YT issue, on Reddit's YT channel they recommended this script:

https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/477725-youtube-iframe-adblocker

(https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/17b2tl6/i_followed_all_the_instructions_and_still_cant/)

"YouTube iFrame Bypass" is an ingenious userscript that helps persistent YouTube viewers bypass the frustrating "Ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube" message. It employs a clever technique of dynamically inserting an iframe player to replace the standard YouTube player. This method effectively circumvents YouTube's ad-blocker detection, allowing for an uninterrupted, ad-free viewing experience even after YouTube's standard measures have been triggered. Ideal for those who have been directly targeted by the anti-adblocker prompt and do not wish to disable their ad blockers or subscribe to YouTube Premium."

You have to install previously the extension Tampermonkey:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tampermonkey/dhdgffkkebhmkfjojejmpbldmpobfkfo

I have not tested it because I do not have the problem.

Thank you for providing a link to this script! My mom's been fighting Youtube for several days, and today finally had a full-tab popup about how she had one view left and then everything else would be blocked until she disabled her adblockers. I installed the script and everything's back to normal. Definitely bookmarking it for when I inevitably get the same problem.

barbudo2005

@Pesala Said:

I tried one, but declined to share my data with the add-on authors.

Which one?

Catweazle

@barbudo2005, to whom Alphabet sold your data

barbudo2005

@Catweazle

For the benefit of Vivaldi users, it is important to know which extension sells the data.

Pesala

@barbudo2005 I don't think what Firefox add-ons do is relevant, but since it is uBlock Origin, perhaps that is the same for Vivaldi.
Firefox uBlock Origin.png

npro

Maybe you could check if minitube is affected? https://flavio.tordini.org/minitube (GPL3 license) . Otherwise it could be a good clean GUI alternative to you.

Catweazle

@Pesala, this datas are normal for an adblocker, its logic that it need access to the website and settings and permissions to modify it, not because to sell this data, but to localize the ads to block them or the permission to storage, activity and history, to store the whitelisted sites, eg.. Vivaldi itself has way more permissions than this.
Anyway its always better to use the less extensions possible.

7twenty

So i ended up getting blocked for blocking. Tried most of the workarounds mentioned, including this one I found on another site, not sure if it was mentioned on here.

youtube.com##+js(set, yt.config_.openPopupConfig.supportedPopups.adBlockMessageViewModel, false)
youtube.com##+js(set, Object.prototype.adBlocksFound, 0)
youtube.com##+js(set, ytplayer.config.args.raw_player_response.adPlacements, [])
youtube.com##+js(set, Object.prototype.hasAllowedInstreamAd, true)

None worked except for the iFrame adblocker mentioned above. Only issue with this one is that you need to focus the video player if you want to use any keyboard shortcuts to change speed/quality/captions etc. Normally once the tab loads you can shift+[key] and it works, doesn't work with that running.

But I guess you can't have it all...

jorgefilho

what's up guys!
I opened youtube today and noticed that sponsored videos started popping up on my homepage, youtube blocked the ad blocker with an ad 🥲
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glenart1

@barbudo2005 Well thanking U for this, working better than the combined items as i had a glitch with them in that my playlists would just spped through my vids, without playing them fully, could not suss out how to sort it, but your method has all things smooth working as normal
fabulous, 2 technical for me, so thanking U