YouTube's anti-adblock rollout has finally arrived for Firefox users ( lemmy.dbzer0.com )

I’m sure many of you are already aware that YouTube has been rolling out anti-adblock detection for Chrome users for a few weeks now.

Today, as a long time Firefox user with the fantastic uBlock Origin extension installed, I got my first anti-adblock popup on the platform. Note that this may not happen to you personally for a while, but it is inevitably coming for everyone.

Thankfully, the fine folks at uBlock Origin have already advised a simple workaround (on Reddit, yuck!) which I will duplicate in a simplified form below for your convenience. I have tested it on Firefox and it is working fine for me (so far).

PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS POST.

  1. Update uBO to the latest version (1.52.0+) . <== The extension itself, for technical improvements. You do this in your browser.
  2. Remove your custom config / reset to defaults. <== This means removing your custom filters (or disabling My filters) and disabling ALL additional lists you’ve enabled. It might be quicker to make a backup of your config and restore to defaults instead.
  3. Force an update of your Filter Lists. <== This is within the extension. Lists are what determine what’s blocked or not. How to update Filter lists: Click 🛡️ uBO’s icon > the ⚙ Dashboard button > the Filter lists pane > the 🕘 Purge all caches button > the 🔃 Update now button.
  4. Disable all other extensions AND your browser’s built-in blockers. <== No need to uninstall, just disable them. They might interfere with our solutions.

Make sure you follow all 4 points above. If you’re seeing the message, it’s likely due to your custom config (either additional lists or separate filters in My filters).

Restarting your browser afterwards may help too.

Once you’ve gotten rid of the issue on default settings, you can slowly start restoring your config (if you really need it). Do it gradually, to easier find out what was causing the issue in the first place. Once you find the culprit, simply skip it in your config.

If you want to use Enhancer for YouTube*, you have to* disable its adblocking*.*

May the force uBlock Origin be with you!

LemmyIsFantastic ,

Oh good, round 3. I really can't wait to have 10 posts each time Google updates its ad blocking code.

Flatworm7591 OP Mod ,
@Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

This post is 4 months old my dude. Maybe the problem is that you don't know how to filter your feed?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

LarmyOfLone ,

I switched to FreeTube and it's pretty good so far. I'm missing a few things and better browser integration but it's great.

Hovenko ,
@Hovenko@iusearchlinux.fyi avatar

SOLUTION:

  • just right click on the message and ‘block element’ :D

or paste this to your filters: www.youtube.com#-yt-paper-dialog.ytd-popup-container.style-scope www.youtube.com##.opened

moosetwin ,
@moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Has anyone experienced the popup with any of these extensions?: (on firefox)

  • Sponsorblock
  • ClearURLs
  • Return Youtube Dislike
  • Consent-O-Matic
  • DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials
  • Hide Shorts For Youtube
  • FastForward
  • (unmodified) uBlock Origin
  • (unmodified) Violent Monkey

I am still getting the issue, and I think it’s probably ClearURLs that’s causing it, but I wanted to check in with everyone else first.

KidsTryThisAtHome ,
@KidsTryThisAtHome@lemmy.world avatar

No pop-up (I have premium) but I noticed return YouTube dislike no longer seems to be working, whereas sponsor block is still working fine

HawlSera ,

I think I’m going to go ahead and do a let’s play for peer tube in order to help promote YouTube alternatives. So I look forward to a let’s play of Phoenix Wright I guess

Nice_Melt_Pleb ,

I followed all of these steps and still got my player blocked. Ublock origin is the only adblocker on my browser too. So now I use freetube

Guster ,

Time to switch to DuckDuck

InternetTubes ,

I mean, I saw the warnings, but still could close them and keep watching them. Still, I ended up getting Premium to support YT streamers I watch without ads. It’s either that or that YouTube dies with a domino effect on the industry of small time streamers. I watch it far more than Netflix or Disney Plus, and have payed zero cents for the convenience of adblock. I’ll still keep it installed to use with other Google accounts, but I have no problem paying.

I can understand the people that are angry because a service that has been free for so long begins charging, but don’t be disingenuous and begin saying that the service doesn’t cost anything to maintain, or worse, that the whole business model is nonviable when it’s asking about the same for premium as other streaming services that have been having no problem existing, specially when the money coming out of those services should be in recent memory considering it was one of the major points regarding the writer’s strike (getting a cut from streaming).

Goodman ,

I don’t mind paying either, but I think that premium is just a bad deal.

InternetTubes , (edited )

It only seems like a bad deal because everything we’ve been getting has been free so far and the content isn’t coming from major Hollywood producers. It’s about on par with Netflix and Disney+, except we consume a lot more of YouTube. I’m pretty sure they are also taking into account that some people will continue adblocking. They need a lot more moderation than Netflix of Disney+ and they have a lot more load on their servers and consumption per user.

As an aside, people can downvote all they want, but if they are really going to push for this, they might better spend their time searching for alternatives that won’t domino alongside YouTube if this is countermovement is really going to be a thing.

chicken ,

YouTube dies with a domino effect on the industry of small time streamers

If YouTube died, people wouldn’t stop streaming, it would just boost competitors and/or open the possibility for new platforms to come into existence.

InternetTubes , (edited )

Oh, and regarding the “Update”, most of those are still relying on YT hosting, and the independent exceptions aren’t dealing with even a fraction of the bandwidth or moderation costs, never mind actually paying content creators for their content. Yes, this is a piracy community, I just tend to mind it more when the content creators being affected aren’t Hollywood.

cmysmiaczxotoy ,

Nothing has changed for me yet on firefox. Is this supposed to be rolled out to everyone?

A_Asselin ,
@A_Asselin@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

It rolled out to me yesterday (Firefox/Linux/ublock in the midwest USA on comcast) and the “fix” instantly “fixed” it… but I still prefer Freetube.

SuperSpruce ,

I’ve noticed when I browse YT on Firefox with uBlock origin (usually for non-YPP channels or game OST videos I don’t really want anyone profiting off of), everything grays out after a second. Currently I can click f to go full screen and remove that, but I don’t think this workaround will work for long.

FeelzGoodMan420 ,

What if you never log in with an account, and your browser is set to autoclear on quit? Does this effect you if you just ignore the warnings?

skillful_garbage ,

They can still track you by other data such as IP, user agent, and system info. I don’t know that they’re doing this for sure, but I have a hunch that they are. It’s google lol

TrousersMcPants ,

Afaik it doesn’t effect you at all if you’re not signed in

FeelzGoodMan420 ,

That’s actually really funny.

WhateverWorks ,

I fucking hate that pop up so much! Youtube is so pushy about premium, dear god! I honestly wish a rival could rise up to Youtube because I’m absolutely sick of their bullshit.

atyaz ,

I still use yt but most of the good content is also on nebula so you can try that. But yeah there’s just stuff that people on post on youtube so you might be stuck with it for a while.

HawlSera ,

The fact that nebula is paywalled is the reason why it’s going to fall

Thorny_Insight ,

First I only saw screenshots of others getting it. Then I got it once, cleared the catche, updated and hoped for the best. The next day I got it again. Today I’ve gotten it 4 or 5 times. I wonder what’s up tomorrow.

01189998819991197253 ,
@01189998819991197253@infosec.pub avatar

This didn’t work for me. At least not yet. I followed these instructions the other day, and got the message today :/

RenownedBalloonThief ,

Using the element selector from uBlock on the popup worked for me.

01189998819991197253 ,
@01189998819991197253@infosec.pub avatar

It blocked this one, but I had several hundred elements blocked for the “try yt tc” bs they displayed in the right bottom corner. Hopefully this works for this element.

sw2de3fr4gt ,

Clear your cookies. The blocking is based in cookies and not your account as far as I can tell.

01189998819991197253 ,
@01189998819991197253@infosec.pub avatar

I was hoping that would be the case. I don’t sign into yt ever.

sw2de3fr4gt ,

Cookies can still be used even if you don’t login.

01189998819991197253 ,
@01189998819991197253@infosec.pub avatar

Yup. And without logon to tie to me, it’s either cookies or IP. Or UUID, I guess, but that’s not very consistent across OSs.

Goodman ,

This worked for me.

cyberpunk007 ,

I know they exist and I always forget which the good ones are, but what are the good YouTube alternatives? I know some people I watch upload to both YouTube and another platform.

NPC ,
@NPC@lemmy.world avatar

PeerTube will probably be your go to if you still want to see content from the channels you sub to on YouTube

ReversalHatchery ,

Peertube and libry, I think.

But of you are searching for alternatives on the user side too, then piped, invidious, and on android libretube and newpipe is also an option

Yerbouti ,

Firefox, Ublock on macOS and no adds so far. We’ll see about my Linux PC when I get home. I will leave YouTube before they force mw to watch add.

codeddji ,

Followed the exact steps mentioned above once I got that msg from yt. It now works !!

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