YouTube Ad Blocker

wintercoast

@InkBlizzard said in YouTube Ad Blocker:

I might need to turn off Vivaldi's built-in Ads blocker and install uBlock Origin instead.

That's my solution and it's worked consistently since they posted what to do on their Reddit thread.

I also keep this pinned.

There may be other solutions but since this has yet to fail me I'll stick with it.

jtanna

Has anybody managed to block YouTube spam similar to the one shown in this picture?

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It looks like the Ads have been blocked in Vivaldi latest but now I get bombarded with the message like the one shown in the picture after every videos. Surely, we should be able to block this.

lamrongol

I'm not so familiar with Browser technology but are these fundamental problems?

Can't use Firefox Add-on

If we can use Firefox add-on on Vivaldi, YouTube Ads can be blocked?
AdBlocker for YouTube – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)
( In this regard, I found this add-on doesn't work only by extracting because it's manifest v2)

Blink has no problem?

If Blink(mainly developed by Google) is a cause, using other engine can be solution?

Isn't it impossible to independent from Google totally?

I don't know this problem is related to Blink, but if so, Is Gecko solution?
Gecko had problems several years ago, but now they are solved and even better in some points.
Last post is 2018: Why Blink and not Gecko? | Vivaldi Forum

Of course, it's difficult to migrate but if Blink have more problems, it can be a choice as a goal for the future, I think.

Pesala

@lamrongol I use the built-in ad-blocker on YouTube. It works for a while, then the warning dialogs appear again. Clearing cookies may help, but I have not figured out a reliable way to reset the ad-blocker to bypass the YouTube banners permanently.

Catweazle

@lamrongol, for YT I use the inbuild trackerblocker in Vivaldi and the Violentmonkey extension with this script, With this I cut the YT video ads since half a year without problems.

You can find hundreds of scripts you can install in this extension, also for YT in GreasyFork and Openusejs.

luetage

@jtanna This only seems to appear when you are logged in. Log out, clear site data, and try again.

Catweazle

@luetage, I'm logged in, but have the YT account separate from the Google account, it's an option for EU users.

lamrongol

@Catweazle Thank you, at least for now, it works.

lamrongol

@Catweazle Sorry for additional question, is there a way on Android?

barbudo2005

@lamrongol

For mobile phone the best is to use NewPipe:

https://newpipe.net/

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/

What's New:

Bookmarked Playlists:

Subscriptions:

lamrongol

@barbudo2005 Hmmm... I didn't know f-droid and have some anxiety but I will try after researching.

barbudo2005

@lamrongol

NewPipe is in F-droid because it is reliable and not in Google Play.

electryon

@lamrongol
Adguard? It works very good in vivaldi android.
At least for me:)
I use their pc app in windows too and I haven't had any issue with YouTube in windows too.

lamrongol

@barbudo2005 Hmmm... NewPipe is not a extension of Vivaldi(Chrome). Isn't it? For Example, when I view Twitter and open external link and it is YouTube, I can't avoid ads?

@electryon I found a page says security issues occurred a few times on AdGuard, is it really safety?

barbudo2005

@lamrongol

Said:

NewPipe is not a extension of Vivaldi(Chrome). Isn't it?

It is an app not an extension.

when I view Twitter and open external link and it is YouTube, I can't avoid ads?

Yes.

lamrongol

@barbudo2005 Sorry but I've searched and checked app but can't find a way to use NewPipe as an extension.
At least, Vivaldi on Android doesn't have a function of extensions? https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/89551/extensions-on-android/4

Ayespy

@lamrongol said in YouTube Ad Blocker:

can't find a way to use NewPipe as an extension.

Because it's not an extension. It's an app.

And, no, Vivaldi Android cannot accept extensions.

uyx

@tonysea Unfortunately, Brave is the only browser ATM that blocks YouTube ads in the default configuration. However, I don't think one need to change the prefered browser of every living thing on the Solar System, that is, Vivaldi, for a crypto-based bussiness. Also, there's no too much to gain from seeing YouTube wihout ads but a sense of privacy based on an appareance of no-tracking by Google. Nevertheless, Google tracks every movement, with or without showing ads —even if you buy YouTube Premium.

Using default ad and tracker blocker in Vivaldi should be sufficient in most cases, because what is being used is DuckDuckGo Tracker Radar. However, the best part is that you don't need uBlock if you will not going for the details but want and easy and efficient set up, by just going to Settings > Privacy > Tracker and Ad Blocking > Manage Sources. There you can add some Sources, like AdGuard, that sometimes can block more.
Installing an extension increases your attack surface, be it AdGuard, uBlock, or whatever.

The best you can do is installing FreeTube (app) or using a public instance on Invidious (web) or Piped (web). You can then sync suscriptions of Piped (web) in LibreTube (app) in Android devices, and I think that you can install the website as a PWA on iOS devices (though I am not sure). However, you can use too Newpipe (app) on Android (though it is going in a recreation and for this reason isnt receiving important updates in the meanwhile) and Yattee (app) on Apple devices (including TV, macOS, and iOS). All of this options allow you to watch YouTube without ads while gaining some level of real privacy and not just a false sense of not being tracked. In my case, all of this apps are a lot faster than YouTube, and I enjoy more using those apps that using YouTube or, for example, AdGuard (in Android and iOS you must sharr the video with AdGuard, and the last time I checked some years ago, you can't view any subtitles at all).

Brave isn't needed to watch just YouTube: you gain near to nothing with this. Better to use Vivaldi and pinning to the panel one —or all— of the above mentioned sites.

Catweazle

@uyx, as said above, I don't see ads in YT, activated the Vivaldi Tracker blocker + Violentmonkey with these scripts, which YT obviously don¡t see.

YouTubeVideo&music&kidsAdBlocking

Ultimate YouTube Ad Remover and Detection Bypasser

Without ads and nags since more than half a year.

I use also FreeTube + SMplayer as extern player, because some videos , like also in Invidios are blocked by YT and SMplayer is capable to ignore it.
Other Front-ends which still work well are
PokeTube
LightTube
ViewTube

Alternative to YT, I use also Odysee (OpenSource, hosted by LBRY). There you can even sync your YT channels. It's like YT, but without Google.

lamrongol

I started to use AdGuard on Android and it works for Vivaldi correctly at least this time.