So this started coming up today. On every video. I can (so far) click the “x” and remove it to watch (still see 2 ads before the video, and one after 4 minutes - ruins music on YT), but did click the “Report issue” only for the dialogue box not to work.

I found a link to a that said 11% use adblock. Thats not a lot.Maaayyyybe there is a problem with the amount of ads youtube forces down our throats for even short videos. 🤷‍♂️

  • Arin
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    I have firefox and adblocker and haven’t ran across this. 11% using adblock is like hundreds of millions of people using adblock, actually a significant margin of loss ads shown

    • @[email protected]
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      112 years ago

      Im baffled how 89% can survive without adblock. I would have died by electroshock, if there wasn’t adblocks available. (Hitting (my) pc too hard)

        • @[email protected]
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          22 years ago

          Ah, I see it’s YouTube specifically not web in general. I must agree, I gave up on blocking YouTube and went to India (von) and together with the family plan I got to about 1.5$ a month (ruf estimate from remembering) for premium Of course, this doesn’t stop YouTube from tracking my behavior. It’s a trade of, I am currently accepting for myself. I still support any action against the monopoly YouTube has on Video hosting.

      • Karyoplasma
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        32 years ago

        I have the YouTube app on my phone and when I’m cleaning, shopping for groceries or whatever, I open it with auto-play next video enabled and essentially let it load ads, so Google can be happy.

        When I’m actually consuming YT, I block ads because fuck ads.

  • @[email protected]
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    I found a link to a that said 11% use adblock. Thats not a lot.Maaayyyybe there is a problem with the amount of ads youtube forces down our throats for even short videos. 🤷‍♂️

    Really? The platform you choose to use for “free” that literally funds itself with ads? NO!

    • @[email protected]OP
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      112 years ago

      It doesnt fund itself. It rakes it in.

      A few ads are fine imo. The problem is I can watch a 9 minute video and be subjected to more advertising than the telly.

      • @[email protected]
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        32 years ago

        It doesnt fund itself. It rakes it in.

        That’s still funding itself, you’re not liking the deal or your opinion of how much they should make doesn’t change that. That’s just reality.

        A few ads are fine imo. The problem is I can watch a 9 minute video and be subjected to more advertising than the telly.

        Correct, and that’s their choice, OR you can pay and get rid of them, OR do like most and block them all. DNS and Sponsorblock work wonders.

      • @[email protected]
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        42 years ago

        I’m in the same boat here. I used to be cool watching the ads, but then they just got ridiculous. If I’m forced to watch ads, I’ll just do something else. I can reserve YouTube for only necessary viewing like DIYs that will save me money. I can skip the “entertainment” style videos which are 95% of my viewing and do literally anything else with my time lol.

  • @[email protected]
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    522 years ago

    Ublock Origin and SponsorBlock and Enhancer for YouTube will make the YouTube experience SO MUCH better!

    Ublock blocks ads, SponsorBlock blocks sponsorship deals that the YouTuber includes (Clash of clans, Norton, etc), and Enhancer lets you play with the settings on a whole other level, including blocking things like end cards.

    • El Barto
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      142 years ago

      Those end cards suck, though it’s usually the creator’s fault. Put them where there is no content at the end, not when I’m still waiting for the punchline!

    • @[email protected]
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      52 years ago

      I’m ok with In-video sponsors though. You can always skip them (unlike YouTube ads) and the money goes straight to the content creator.

      • @[email protected]
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        42 years ago

        It does skip them, just automatically.

        Plus you can skip intros, outros, and about a dozen of other things.

        • @[email protected]
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          12 years ago

          It’s great most of the time, but occasionally it will skip sections that are definitely not an ad and instead an important part of the video.

          • @[email protected]
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            12 years ago

            It has non-ad settings, like intro, outro, recap, etc.

            Be sure to check your settings, as not just adverts are on by default.

            If it’s not that, make sure to “thumbs down” the skip when it pops up as that helps the system as a whole.

        • @[email protected]
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          22 years ago

          They are targeting a portion of users, but once you’re chosen to be the test target, you’ll see.

          • @[email protected]
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            42 years ago

            Yeah, I just commented to another user about the same things. Seems they’re doing some A/B testing or something like it. No worries, I understand uBlock has an update available that addresses it already.

      • @[email protected]
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        42 years ago

        You just need to update you filter lists. Go into settings -> filter lists and click on “Purge all caches” and then on “Update now”

    • @[email protected]
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      22 years ago

      I had no idea Sponsor Block was available as an FF addon. Any idea if it works on FF mobile?

  • iquanyin
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    “not using an adblocker? report the issue.” 🤷‍♀️

          • El Barto
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            Cethin is correct. This won’t automagically disable the warning. Otherwise anyone with an adblocker would just push the button.

            The button sends a report to google. Then they’ll look into it. If they ever look into it, that is. So your issue may be resolved in two days, one week, six months, who knows…

            • @[email protected]OP
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              22 years ago

              No, it literally comes up with an error on the screen. The submission box used to go after you submitted.

              • El Barto
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                32 years ago

                Ah got it. Well, that sucks.

                Are using your phone or desktop? Regardless, try any of the Invidious instances (e.g. yewtu.be .) 100% YT content. Unfamiliar interface, but no ads.

          • Cethin
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            I’m sure it’s to send a report for them to look at to figure out if there’s a solution. It won’t just disable it surely.

  • NutWrench
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    712 years ago

    Here’s something that I “don’t allow” Google:

    Letting corporations use MY computer equipment and MY Internet connect to conduct their business. I’ll block whatever I want and if Google and YouTube don’t like it, they can take their advertising machine, roll it up real tight and cram it.

  • danielfgom
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    162 years ago

    Somehow you’re using something that Google thinks it’s an adblock. Maybe it’s a cookie blocker or tracking blocker. Disable all plugins and then try YouTube.

  • @[email protected]
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    3142 years ago

    Their detection script is probably trying so hard that it hits false positives.

    Ironically, with an up-to-date uBlock Origin, you wouldn’t see this popup.

      • @[email protected]
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        It really is given that they’ve willingly entered a game of cat and mouse and chosen to assume the role of a blind, limbless mouse.

        As others have said before me, I feel for the poor engineers who have to implement this stuff as any technical solution short of DRM is provably impractical and unworkable.

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          142 years ago

          I’m not sure what you mean by “short of DRM”, because YouTube already does what it can to prevent unauthorised clients accessing it. (Have you seen how unreliable “YouTube downloaders” can be, especially for very long videos or in resolutions above HD?) But ultimately the flaw in any DRM-style solution is that the end result still needs to be able to be played back on client-controlled systems, and that is always going to provide an avenue for exploitation. It can’t be avoided.

          • @[email protected]
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            192 years ago

            I use an automated YouTube downloader as part of my media lab and have had a 100% success rate for downloads over several years, so, sincerely, I don’t know what you mean.

            And yes, my argument wasn’t that DRM is flawless, just that it’s a feasible next step in Google trying to achieve their purpose.

        • @[email protected]
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          322 years ago

          any technical solution short of DRM is provably impractical and unworkable.

          Don’t give them ideas.

            • eric
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              232 years ago

              It’s bullshit like this that made me give up all Chromium browsers earlier this year. I used to be a complete Google simp, but those days are well behind me. They’re motto these days might as well be “Do evil.”

              • @[email protected]
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                82 years ago

                I went from loving Google (had the HYC Dream, the first Android phone!)

                Many years ago I cut em out. Now I have no google products and do not use their services.

                • eric
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                  22 years ago

                  I also had the HTC Dream (called the TMobile G1 in the US). Only google product I haven’t been able to ditch is gmail.

          • @[email protected]
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            772 years ago

            They already have plans to DRM the entire fucking web. That’s why I am currently cutting google out of my life step by step.

            • @[email protected]
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              202 years ago

              Yeah, YT is the last holdout for me. It’s literally the only Google service I willingly sign up for. I’ve tried Piped/Invidious, but they don’t match YTs quality.

            • feinstruktur
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              So, give me a heads up if you find a reliably working alternative for their FCM that enables common apps to … work, e.g. mobile payment (not crypto), alarm messaging for emergency forces, e.g. firefighters. I’d say one can easily step back from google if you rely on independent apps and services (done that for a couple of years). But without FCM some shit simply doesn’t work.

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          I feel for the poor engineers who have to implement this stuff

          I don’t. They had every opportunity to do the ethical thing and refuse to implement it, but didn’t.

          On a related note, the industry norms need to be changed such that software engineers should be licensed Professional Engineers, should be unionized, or both.

          (I say this as a software engineer myself, by the way.)

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            I also work in industry as a software engineer, tech lead, and occasional eng manager and haven’t seen anyone do this over several decades.

            I don’t think many people, software engineers included, are troubled by YouTube wanting to monetize their platform or defending their right to do so. It’s opting for such an easily bypassed method that makes this such a chore for the implementor.

            It’s also bold to assume they might not have suggested, prototyped or specced other solutions to this problem but were still tasked with this one for whatever reason. Either way, I’d rather assume good intent and high locus than assume they are “trapped” in to implementing software that defies their own moral beliefs.

        • @[email protected]
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          42 years ago

          as any technical solution short of DRM is provably impractical and unworkable.

          Oh, that’s why WebDRM.

      • @[email protected]
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        32 years ago

        Sooo…, you’ll literally need to use adblocker to use YouTube the internet. Interesting.

    • @[email protected]
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      292 years ago

      Are you sure? Or is it because you’re not in the test group?

      I’m on nightly/up to date ublock and i see it.

      • Flying Squid
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        202 years ago

        I’ve been wondering if it’s uBlock Origin or me not being part of the test yet. Sounds like the latter. Shit.

        • @[email protected]
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          82 years ago

          I got the pop-up too, but I can just kick the X and continue watching without adds. Got unlock origin.

          • Karyoplasma
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            That’s phase one. At one point, a timer will appear and you have ti wait until you can click the X. Lastly, the video will stay locked and cannot be watched.

            You seeing the popup means you need to update the uBlock filters and disable other add-on’s ad filters like Enhancer’s Block Ads feature.

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          I got the pop-up too, but I can just kick the X and continue watching without adds. Got uBlock origin.

        • @[email protected]
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          22 years ago

          Yeah I’ve had it sporadically happen to me but last night was the most effective. Fully updated Firefox and ublock on windows and I could only watch 3 videos before getting locked out.

          Previous to last night, I hadn’t seen the pop up for at least a week.

          • Flying Squid
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            42 years ago

            I actually had it about 20 minutes ago. Forgot to post here. But when I Xed out of it, it played normally.

      • Silejonu
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        Did you update your filters?

        I had the pop-up today, updated my filters then reloaded the page, and the warning was gone.

        • @[email protected]
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          There’s no test group

          They are almost certainly talking about a test group on YouTube, not uBlock Origin. Sites do that sometimes, it’s called A/B Testing. Where different users will get different versions of the site to test something or other before changes are rolled out for all users.

          • @[email protected]
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            Ah, the second sentence made it sound like they were questioning the uBlock implementation, not YouTube’s.

            And not just sites, but all forms of software can implement A/B and multivariate tests, including software like uBlock Origin. I’ve implemented A/B and multivariate tests before, and have even co-designed and developed an experimentation platform, so it’s a subject close to my heart!

      • @[email protected]
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        52 years ago

        Pretty sure, as I saw the popup multiple times, updated uBlock filters and didn’t see them again since.

    • @[email protected]
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      82 years ago

      Their detection script is probably trying so hard that it hits false positives.

      Nostalgic.

    • @[email protected]
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      I started getting this last night even with UO before I realized FF was waiting for me to restart for an update.

      Oops.

    • @[email protected]
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      202 years ago

      I actually installed ublockorigin after hitting these types of messages on a few sites. I think howtogeek does the same thing.

  • @[email protected]
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    Do you have Firefox’s tracker blocking enabled? That can block some advertising related code and as such will also get detected as an adblocker. I’ve had that be the issue for other websites that block ad blockers in the past before I stopped being willing to ever turn Ublock Origin off.

  • @[email protected]
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    1202 years ago

    It’s really great when you put on some calming music for sleep that’s 8 hours long and has an ad break every 5 minutes.

    • Shadow
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      122 years ago

      I thought YouTube posters could choose if their video is monetized. Isn’t this kinda on the person who posted it?

      • @[email protected]
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        You need a certain amount of watch time over the previous year. I have 2k subs and can’t even get half of the required watch time, my videos show ads I cannot turn off

      • pizzaboi
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        That setting is now only available to accounts that meet certain criteria (subscribers, views, whatever), or so I’ve heard. Depending on the videos you frequent, they may or may not meet those criteria.

        And yes, this means that if you’re a small channel Google can force you to show ads without giving you any of the revenue.

      • @[email protected]
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        Then I’d have to buy a fucking cd player and also listen to the same damn thing every evening.

        • @[email protected]
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          LOL I remember when there was no better alternative to buying shitloads of CDs. In some ways I miss the relationship I had with music back then. My sister beat the shit out of me one time for sneaking in her room to copy a bunch of her CDs. Made a big song and dance about the ethics of music piracy!

          In that scenario though, your best bet would be to buy more than one CD, rip them to a computer with a USB optical drive, and make yourself playlists that are 8 hours long. I certainly would never advocate downloading music with filesharing software like soulseek.

          • @[email protected]
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            I too miss the days of CDs.

            There was even a time when Music Zone (store in the UK) would let you return cds. Well it was free reign to buy them, copy them and then return the original.

            I recall having a printer that could print the album art on them.

            Or even recording from the radio on to tape or mini disc. And even Smash Hits for lyrics.

            You’re right, relationships with music were different than they are now.

            I can’t lie though some things are better now. Take Apple Classical for instance. I can listen to the music entire collection of classical music by opening an app. It’s amazing.

          • @[email protected]
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            I certainly would never advocate downloading music with filesharing software like soulseek.

            Neither would I. The selection of high quality music is unbearable - you can find just about anything, even rarities, in good qualities, which is quite scary if you have heard nothing but heavily compressed mp3-files until now.

    • @[email protected]
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      1252 years ago

      How dare you complain about their aggressive monetization practices, won’t you think of the record corporate profits.

  • @[email protected]
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    I use a Firefox extension to redirect any YouTube links to open in Ungoogled Chromium, which so far seems to be immune to Google’s anti-Adblock campaign.

    edit: Extension is called Open In

  • TigrisMorte
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    It is a false positive as Googlie tries to find a way to detect and block adblockers on browsers they don’t control. install ublock origin and it should solve the issue.

    • Maeve
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      Nope. It happens with ublock origin too.

      • TigrisMorte
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        Then you need to remove your custom profile and update to the latest version.

      • @[email protected]
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        522 years ago

        I believe Ublock has patched this now, you can update to the newest version and reset the extension and it should work.

        • @[email protected]
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          updated, reset, backed up my old uBO config, started fresh. didn’t see any pop ups after i did that. then just got another one this morning, so it’s still rolling out for some users. freaking annoying.

          • @[email protected]
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            honestly at this point i just do uBO purge-cache/update every time i went to youtube after a long enough gap ( haha hours. mere hours i’m addicted) from the last time.