Google's anti-ad scripts are breaking browsers and privacy plugins. It could get worse because Google controls the ad market, Chrome, and the extension store.

Google’s anti-ad scripts are breaking browsers and privacy plugins. It could get worse because Google controls the ad market, Chrome, and the extension store.

      • PM_ME_YOUR_ZOD_RUNES@sh.itjust.works
        6·
        1 year ago

        I haven’t logged out since they started this push and I don’t get them with just Firefox/uBlock. I was getting them for a bit and they even blocked me completely at one point. But I just cleared my uBlock cache and updated and it’s been working fine.

      • LadyLikesSpiders@lemmy.ml
        2·
        1 year ago

        Yes I am. I even got the pop-ups for a couple days a week ago, but I just closed the pop ups and resumed the videos with no ads

      • vinyl@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        I got those popups while not even being logged in at some points, but just purging the cache on uBlock filters seems to work.

      • Free Palestine 🇵🇸@sh.itjust.works
        168·
        1 year ago

        Opera GX 🤢🤮

        Use a proper browser like Firefox or preferably LibreWolf with a proper adblocker like uBlock Origin. LibreWolf even comes with uBO preinstalled. It also makes many other significant privacy security improvements compared to normal Firefox.

        • TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zipEnglish
          64·
          1 year ago

          Literally say I have uBO on so lol chill. It works fine so I see no need to swap. Been using opera since before it went chromium and it’s been fine so no real need to swap. Haven’t run into issues with being told to use chrome/edge I’ve seen people post on here, haven’t run into issues with having to update uBO or anything for it to work with YouTube so I’m fine. Plus workspaces and CPU/Internet limiters are nice.

          • Free Palestine 🇵🇸@sh.itjust.works
            81·
            1 year ago

            I do actually see a need for you to switch, Opera is one of the shadiest browsers owned by some weird Chinese company. It collects all of your data and sends it right to China, I wouldn’t be comfortable using this, it’s far worse than Chrome or even Edge. They also run really weird ads and marketing campaigns, just use Firefox or LibreWolf, the latter has uBlock Origin preinstalled and it’s pre-configured for maximum privacy. I can only recommend it!

            • TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zipEnglish
              22·
              1 year ago

              I mean I don’t really care if China has my data. Rather them than a US company. Not much china’s government can do about me (and not like I’m gonna be some high priority target for them so, whatever. If they wanted my data that bad they could just buy it from every American company anyways. )

              Understandable though if you don’t want china having your data. I just have mostly given up on caring about it. Someone is gonna have my data anyways.

          • Dogeek@sh.itjust.works
            1·
            1 year ago

            The problem is that it is chromium based, hence giving Google more power in deciding internet standards (like their web environment integrity API proposed a few months ago)

      • Synthead@lemmy.worldEnglish
        172·
        1 year ago

        Paying isn’t a bad idea if you want to do that.

        Google creeping on your privacy and your right to view HTML the way you choose to is gross and violating.

        These two ideologies don’t have much overlap, and definitely can coexist separately.

  • walkercricket@sh.itjust.works
    47·
    1 year ago

    Honestly, I think it’s great: if it annoys people enough, they will move out from Chrome and install Firefox (or one of its forks) with good extensions for blocking ads on YouTube. It seems to be the only solution to break the monopoly of Google on browsers. So go Google, I believe in you!

    • drcabbage@lemmy.ml
      121·
      1 year ago

      Nah, most people are dumb, they will just continue to complain and assume there is nothing they can do.

      • iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yeah but even dumb people when annoyed enough will listen to alternatives. Specially when this one is so damn easy. It’s not like editing config files or changing partitions, it’s just using another damn browser.

      • sic_1@feddit.de
        32·
        1 year ago

        Nope it doesn’t. Mine works without any modifications but I heard that it happens occasionally. There are some easy steps to set up FF to work again, should be easy to look up.

        • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          2·
          1 year ago

          I went through the instructions with the removing other extensions and resetting things and pasting filters etc. multiple times but it kept breaking, ended up switching to FreeTube. Maybe they’ve got it by now but I’m going to wait until it all shakes out more, too much hassle.

          Plus if you read the article, you can’t tell how it works overall just because it works for you, because YouTube is treating different groups of users differently here.

  • CaptObvious@literature.cafe
    161·
    1 year ago

    So far a Firefox workaround seems to be copying the URL into a fresh private browser window.

    It may not be enough to matter, but a not-insignificant number of users will simply abandon YouTube if this keeps up.

  • somedaysoon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    142·
    1 year ago

    No problems on desktop with Firefox and uBlock Origins and no problem on my TVs with SmartTubeNext and no problems on mobile with Revanced so far. I have yet to encounter any ad blocking messaging or ads themselves.

    • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I’ll add that ReVanced and FireFox + UBlock are working fine for me still, still need to install STN tho

      I even recently dropped my Premium sub (when they ditched Pixel Pass) so I was kinda expecting retaliation for bailing on em but nothing so far

  • 1984@lemmy.today
    9·
    1 year ago

    FreeTube works fantastic on desktop. No ads and instant playback and high quality. Amazing app.

    • Flying_Hellfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Piped is so slow for me, I’m not sure if it’s a me issue or a host issue. I finally spun up viewtube to test it out since running my own piped instance seemed cumbersome.