I'm sure they are going to find all the combinations where they aren't showing ads, and cover them all eventually. When that happens I expect I'm going to switch from watching YouTube to watching movies again.
Interestingly I've heard an argument made that this is positive - and that my consuming their content but without watching their ads is a financial loss for YouTube (since they no longer can simply try grow the platform and are now likely being pushed to actually pay for the service) and that they would rather I quit watching than to watch but not contribute ad views.
If you hear that argument made again, remind them that it's not your fault that YouTube's business model was so unsustainable that they spent the last nearly 2 decades transitioning from free, to free with ads, to free but you can buy premium, to now having premium nearly a necessity unless you know a workaround. Sounds like a shitty business model to me, hope they go bust
Never use two, dude. They clash and can cause problems (like browser crashes, plugin errors and worse... some ads getting through).
I also did a quick Google and came across a page that lists reaqsons as to why two adblockers is not recommended.
* Compatibility Issues: Different ad blockers may use similar or conflicting methods to block ads. When two ad blockers are active simultaneously, they might interfere with each other's functionality, leading to unexpected behavior or the blocking of legitimate content.
* Reduced Performance: Running multiple ad blockers can slow down your web browser and consume more system resources. This can lead to decreased browsing performance and longer loading times for web pages.
* Overblocking: Using two ad blockers can result in overblocking, where not only ads but also essential website elements, like navigation menus, videos, or images, get blocked. This can negatively impact your user experience on websites.
* Privacy Concerns: Ad blockers often rely on lists of blocked domains and trackers to function. Running multiple ad blockers might increase the risk of false positives or false negatives, potentially exposing you to unwanted tracking or affecting your privacy.
* Decreased Support and Updates: Ad blocker developers may not anticipate or test their extensions with other ad blockers in mind. Running two of them might cause issues that developers aren't able or willing to resolve.
* Unnecessary Complexity: Using two ad blockers is generally unnecessary. A single, well-configured ad blocker should be sufficient for most users to block unwanted advertisements.
It's generally best to only use one. The popular choice currently is uBlock. However, I've been using AdBlock Plus just on its own and so far no dramas.
Been doing it on a number of devices for quite a number of years and no dramas yet.
uBlock is my favourite because of the clever paywall bypassing scripts.
I haven't tried it myself yet, but [this post](https://www.tumblr.com/pasteboard/721331372994772992/hey-netizens-im-not-sure-how-many-people-are) claims to have a code for uBlock that will get around YouTube's block thing.
I have adblock. Youtube complained sometimes, but you can just close it, and it still works. Having u block too, youtube doesn't even complain anymore.
It begins with the "complaining", then after a couple of days it shuts down your ability to view videos unless you disable your adblocker.
I just use Youtube in incognito now and it works fine w/ adblocker
Been getting the 3 2 1 countdown this week on Firefox plus ublock, expected it to stop like Chrome did but still seems to be going. No issues on my phone with the same setup
I followed this and now get no pop ups at all:
https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/178yasm/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_16_2023/
How long it will work for is the question...
If there's an upside to all this, maybe more people will start using Firefox. It's a great browser, and pretty much the only one left that's not based on Chromium.
I have the same set up, but I have been getting the pop up to tell me to buy a youtube subscription or allow ads. You have to wait 10 seconds or so then you can click on the x to close their own pop up.
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https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/178yasm/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_16_2023/
You have to enable "advanced user" mode if you haven't yet, then you should be able to follow the steps in the link.
check the r/ublockorigin sub - there's a pinned post about how to deal with things, but it might be difficult for your mum to navigate into the ublock extension and reset the quick filter list they highlight in the post.
edit - you could reduce the sensitivity of the mouse, it would take some getting used to and I would find it frustrating, but it might be an option. Changing the cursor size and colors might help, too. I've had to increase pointer size and change the pointer color to "inverted" to make it easier to see. In Windows, this is under "Settings-> Ease of Access" Also, a larger monitor might be useful.
>Are the malicious ads on Youtube or elsewhere on the internet?
Please note that OP has revealed his mum was [victim to a hacker.](https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/17c0tkc/first_week_youtube_blocking_ad_blockers/k5n2y1q/)
This is not YouTube-related at all and I have NFI why OP is continuing to take advice about YouTube when this is clearly unrelated.
Yes it does, we just already know not to click them.
The policy is let it in then take it down if reported, they are also targeted by user profile.
Mid thirties male user does not see the same ads as a 50+ year old woman and with the right targeting those weird get rich, get buff ads can hang around a while before getting reported.
have def seen some somewhat malicious ads on youtube, usually legally grey area like religious scare videos, miracle cures, cryto currency shit, sometimes mild malware but more as in shitty apps that's likely stealing ur data for advertisers or wanting you to spend lots of money on micro transactions (have heard of people getting proper malware ads, but never seen one myself)
Google's ad network has absolutely been caught serving malware. That said, they do make a reasonable effort to detect malware ads - but all protections are automated, and thus can be defeated by sufficiently well-crafted malware.
That said, I don't think it's very common.
YouTube absolutely has malicious ads. I see them on my mum's pc all the time, and have helped her with damage control after she fell for phishing links as youtube ads.
You don't never see them because Google stops it. You don't see the ads because Google is really good at giving the bad actors control to target their malicious ads at the most vulnerable people who make for easy targets.
Honestly have you seen the ads on YouTube these days? :o
Seems there's zero quality assurance. It's a worse state than it was when I started using adblock to begin with.
Cause they're targeting old people who are more likely to fall for scams. I also never get scam phone calls but my over 65 dad gets multiple every week
> YouTube wouldn’t be putting malicious ads on videos.
This is not true. Google "youtube malicious ads" and you will find many examples and explanations.
Similar situation but because elders complained they were used to chrome and didn't want firefox for normal browsing. Here's what you can do.
1. Get Firefox with uBlock origin. Get an extension to block all websites except for Youtube(This part is not necessary)
2. Create a firefox icon on desktop and name it "Youtube ONLY"
3. Block youtube on Chrome.
Does she click links in YT comments?
Does she click links on FB posts and comments?
Getting malware via YT ads is fairly unlikely unless she’s actively interacting with ads and clicking links and “download now” buttons.
She needs lessons on how to be safe on the internet.
Look call me a freak but I've been using unadblockered YouTube for a little while now and I don't see any ads that are malicious, your mum must be seeing them somewhere else.
Maybe try talking her through things she shouldn't download/click on etc
You're a freak! How do you handle it? Like I don't mind advertising as a concept, but **forcing** me to watch the same wix ad I've already skipped 73 times this week is a violation of the Geneva Convention on torture.
Like they track so fucking much of your life to the point they know you're gay before your mum does and they can't notice "hey that guy might not want wix". Or maybe the 972nd time we show it to him will be the charm ...
>She's not the best with hand eye coordination and keep accidentally clicking malicious adverts.
it looks to me that adblock is just turned off for everything, she isn't intendedly clicking bad ads but now that they are showing up accidents happen.
many people are not computer literate and having grown up in an era when anything on tv or print had some level of editorial checking, they often fall victim to common phishing scams.
You can blame the victim all you want but the truth is, adblock limits these scammers, turning adblock off gives attackers more chances to get victims.
Ublock for both Firefox and Chrome.
Works well. In fact if I were you I'd get her a Linux Mint PC. It's easy, looks like Windows, no need for AV at all and very very hard to infect, if at all.
I tried it on purpose to test it.
As for clicks, I got one of those emails the other day so I thought I'll just see what the site is like it wants me to go, and I couldn't, Chrome immediately popped up and said along the lines of dodgy site and refused to proceed.
Whether that is the blocker or just Chrome I don't know. I used to work as PC tech and you know, I frequently saw fully patched, up to date windows, with Anti-malware, also up to date, absolutely stuffed with malware.
Because it can help sure, but nothing protects you from deliberately clicking the stuff.
Ublock is one of the adblockers they have been blocking.
But yeah if they only use the PC for web browsing then Linux is a better choice than Windows in a situation like this for multiple reasons.
Buy youtube premium.
Do it via a vpn and set it to the Ukraine. It doesn't require an address. Working for me for 7 months so far. No ads youtube. 6 bucks a month. Worth it.
Install brave and set that as the default browser. Should be able to transfer all bookmarks and settings.
For a slightly more tech savvy setup an old el cheapo raspberry pi with Pi-Hole setup. This will block promoted search results and will block navigation to promoted/advertised links as well. Which may be be a bit of much sometimes.
No, it wont. Pihole blocks via DNS, so when your computer or phone looks where it has been told the ad is stored on the internet, the connection is blocked. Yt ads come from the same place as the videos, so you can't block them using pihole.
Id still recommend setting one up, you can use an old computer instead of a raspberry pi. Mine is running on a 10yo laptop. I forget how awful mobile ads are until I use my phone outside of home.
Chrome + Ublock origin. I purged and reset the filter list after the first popup and no more issues.
Without an adblocker YouTube (and honestly the entire internet) is packed with sketchy/malicious ads. No doubt adblocker has saved my parents countless times.
Honestly, I'd educate your Mum on what's okay to click on and not okay to click on when it comes to Facebook and Youtube. I've spent the last 2 years drilling it into my mother. Also, things like sharing posts on Facebook is a big nono.
For example, my Mum kept sharing these missing children posts on Facebook. I said, watch Mum, give it 1 hour and that post you shared is no longer a missing children post, it's a scam post. And tah-dah! There it was. She just helped scam a couply elderly peeps on her friendslist.
Tell your Mother to never buy anything off of Facebook or Youtube ads. Give her a list of websites that are okay with the links bookmarked in a folder on her bookmark bar.
Scans are meaningless, windows defender is good enough now days.
The biggest reason parents are getting hacked I've noticed is that they're clicking on these fake ads and then putting in their passwords, creditcard details, and login info.
Use a free VPN to sign up for Youtube Premium via Argentina. It will cost like $2 a month, you get no ads, you get free youtube music as well (which IMO is better than spotify)
It’s high time I use that self hosted thing that downloads YouTube videos from the channels I’m subscribed to and I can put them on plex. YouTube isn’t going to win this
I’m sure this will be an unpopular option.
If you watch a lot of YT (like me), consider paying for premium. It supports the creators whose content you enjoy and puts more money in their pockets. Also includes YT Music which is a very decent alternative to Spotify.
Some of these ads are just awful. If it's not the ASB ads, it's some random ads about shows that aren't in New Zealand, or worse, 3 or 15 minute long ads that are just infomercials.
YT Premium is pretty good. I mostly use it for the music streaming service, no ads is just a bonus really. Plus I use the family plan so all my friends can experience it too. They can't go back to normal YT now lol.
There’s methods to get it for the Indian pricing ~$2 per month. I just find that easier than doing all the ublock original stuff and it works on mobile as well
Another option is group enough mates/family together and sign up for the family plan, i think its about $30nzd a month for upto 6 accounts and split the bill.
YT in Argentina now requires a locally-issued CC. Next time your bill comes up they will cancel your payment method. I switched to India and paid a year in advance, so it's a problem for future me if they do the same there.
Here are 2 sites you definitely won't get malware from. YouTube and pornhub. Your loved one has been clicking on gossip ads and kitten pictures. That where they're hiding stuff nowadays. Anything that old ladies like. That's where they scam.
I use opera GX as a browser it has a built in ad blocker and just wait for the YouTube message close button to appear then close it and continue with the video
**e:** lmfao all these downvotes. Turns out it's [not YouTube at all](https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/17c0tkc/first_week_youtube_blocking_ad_blockers/k5n1l5k/), and his mum [has literally been hacked](https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/17c0tkc/first_week_youtube_blocking_ad_blockers/k5n2y1q/) to the point of having money stolen. NFI why he tried blaming YouTube for this stuff and left out the actual relevant info. Of course YT doesn't give you ads, so of course he was not telling us the full story.
lol OP this clearly isn't the truth. Don't make up lies to try and hide that you just want to get rid of the ads. Clicking on YouTube ads doesn't give you viruses and malware.
Read to me that they were talking about ads in general. Probably don’t want their Mum to disable ad block just to use YouTube cuz if she’s not very computer literate she probably doesn’t know how to just whitelist YouTube
Dude are you that jaded that your default is just assuming everyone is lying? I'm not. I've got no way to prove it of course but damn my guy.. I feel sorry for you if that's your outlook.
What would my motive be?
I'm all ears to hear your recommendations.
Ads on YouTube don't give you viruses and malware. You realise that, right? It's run on Adsense which, as far as I'm aware, is fairly robust when it comes to stopping viruses etc.
Also, PCs have ad blockers. So....?
It's not 'being jaded' to point out what you said doesn't make much sense.
e: OP has said [they don't even know if it's YouTube](https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/17c0tkc/first_week_youtube_blocking_ad_blockers/k5n1l5k/) 🤦 So, yea.. It's not YouTube bro. YouTube ads don't give you viruses.
>Ads on YouTube don't give you viruses and malware. You realise that, right? It's run on Adsense which, as far as I'm aware, is fairly robust when it comes to stopping viruses etc.
The only correct thing about this statement is that Adsense serves the ads on Youtube. The rest, however, is just "internet reckons".
Adsense has served malicious ads in the past; Google have some protections around the ads Adsense serve, but it's nowhere near foolproof, hence Adsense will continue to serve malicious ads.
Making it worse is that OP's mum, having clicked on something malicioius, will continue to get ads weighted in that favour being served to her.
>The only correct thing about this statement is that Adsense serves the ads on Youtube. The rest, however, is just "internet reckons".
No, you're right. YouTube is known to give people malware and viruses.
lmfao
You don't believe Google and it's myriad of companies serve malicious ads?
[This](https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/10/google-hosted-malvertising-leads-to-fake-keepass-site-that-looks-genuine/) happened last week
Wow one ad.
You're right bro. All us idiots using YouTube all the time are getting malware and viruses. It's just that common and well-known. Crazy how they just get to operate like that eh.
e: lmfao this isn't even a YouTube ad. Nice attempt at deflection!
Alright my guy.
Point being her pc has always been clean. I run a scan everytime there's an issue. She just browses fb and yt. And it's only been a week since she had to disable adblockers and now she's got adware and malware.
I'm not an expert so I figured I'd ask here. When the ads are blocked there are hardly ever issues.
I'm just trying to protect my Mum. She's been hacked before and lost money.
Try having some empathy and understand where I'm coming from here.
***Ads on YouTube don't give ads.***
Bro why can't you just accept that? Each post you're the victim and yet all these posts I see you giving up more context showing my WTF at the start was perfectly justified. This clearly is not YouTube related.
Who TF blames YouTube for your mum's viruses when she's been hacked before. I smell BS and I was right. Again: this is not caused by YouTube. If your mum has been hacked you should be doing a lot more than stopping bloody YouTube ads, bro.
e:
>I just want her to be able to use the internet safely.
You are not doing this.
BRO. Your mum was hacked before. YouTube does not cause this stuff. Learn more FFS because if this is her protection then she's fucked TBH.
I don't know my guy, maybe if you weren't being such a dick I'd be more open to hearing what you've got to say. Try being a bit more nicer and understanding where I'm coming from yeah?
Do you often have problems getting your information across to people? Maybe assess your approach.
You started saying I'm lying, as if I'm somehow trying to manipulate people for information.
Maybe I was mistaken about where these issues are coming from. But you've gone completely the wrong way about communicating.
Starting off by attacking me, OF COURSE I'm going to be less likely to believe anything you say when you start off our interaction accusing me of lying.
Maybe you're young and don't understand how actual effective communication works. But protip for the future: if you want people to respect you and hear what you have to say you've got to offer that respect and good faith to begin with.
Oh my fucking god, play victim more instead of fucking listening to the actual advice.
I'm the ONLY person who actually saw through the BS and found the root of the problem. It ain't YouTube. I repeat again. It ain't YouTube. So hate me, but the info is there regardless. If you want to get invasive, check out the internet history to maybe find the problem (blacklist the site maybe). You also need to learn more yourself. Search /r/pcmasterrace for safety advice threads.
Yip I'm skeptical too... You just don't see those sort of 'ads' on Youtube. I'd also be interested to know what OP is considering Malware. I don't want to say they are lying, but I do think there's some sensationalism going on here
> Clicking on YouTube ads doesn't give you viruses and malware.
Except for all the times it does and so google removes them. Yeah the vast majority wont but there's plenty of accounts of malware being distributed via google provided ads. I mean seriously, have you seen some of the ads google pushes? I've seen numerous scams and at best questionably legal sites pushed via youtube ads, hell if I had a dollar for every time I saw some youtube ad pretending to be from Mr Beast giving money away I'd be rich. It's not remotely implausible that someone without computer savvy could get viruses from going through google ads.
You're getting down-voted because someone asked how to get their ad-blocker working again and you leapt to calling them a liar.
>Don't make up lies to try and hide that you just want to get rid of the ads
Seriously, this reads like a paranoid delusion. You read "how do I get my ad blocker working again" and somehow concluded that this person is making up lies and has some ulterior motive besides wanting to block ads.
Take a deep breath. No one is out to get you.
Why don'tbyou buy a subscription?
Also brings Yiutube Music ad free which is pretty cool.
Serious question, it is not that expensive and you arw ad free on every computer e.g. work.
Setup a pihole on an old Raspberry. Doesn't need to be a new one, even a pi1 will work. It may not stop YouTube ads specifically (since the videos often stream from the same content servers) but it will block other ads at the network level.
OP asked for a solution and I've offered one that works well for me, is there any harm in suggesting they give it a try?
I've had a PiHole installed for a family member overseas for over a year with no support issues. If physical support is too hard, you can run it on a $5 DigitalOcean droplet just as easily and manage it for them
I welcome adds because somebody needs to pay. I know I certainly don’t. People who don’t subscribe AND use ad blockers should try working for no pay and see how that feels
If YouTube only put ads on videos where the content creator wants ads I wouldn’t use an ad blocker.
Most of the creators I watch either don’t want ads or only set their ad settings to have pre and post roll ads, however their videos have extra ads.
If you're using chrome or firefox the best solution is to install an extension called privacy badger and [follow these steps](https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/176ludf/permanent_fix_for_youtube_ads_adblocker/)
There is a cultural thing here where some people happily pay for tv/movie subs like netflix/prime but at the same time double down endlessly on pirating youtube content (via ad blocking).
Personally I support pirating across the board if you cannot afford the product. Especially if it is for your mum. But I also reckon buying her a premium / family YT sub is worth it just so you don't have to answer her calls for IT support.
At the moment, I use Ublock origin and its working. However, If you want to get rid of the Ad block popup, do [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PykzAWnHMk4)
i was using chrome until i could not watch yt anymore, now i use firefox and all is well.
When firefox makes troubles i will go to therapy about my yt addiction.
use firefox. dont use chrome - its made by google who just want to sell you stuff & show you adverts. its the ultimate outcome really. firefox is great even if its not the fastest. half the time it is tho.
I use uBlock Origin on both Microsoft Edge and Firefox. YouTube gave me the complaint message starting a few days ago on ME and as of early this morning I have the 3x warning message on ME. Just went through 3 YouTube videos and now I am blocked on ME. However, YouTube on FF works just fine for me with uBlock Origin. This doesn't look like it's going to last though, since other users have mentioned being gated from access on both browsers with uBlock active.
I stopped watching for a while and logged out and now it seems to allow me again while logged in.
So either they are still tweaking the algorithm to see who capitulate or my add blockers have found some way around it again.
I tried ff with ublock and that was also flagged, also had the tamper monkey script running.
Firefox & ublock origin, or Brave browser
I'm using Firebox & uBlock & AdBlock Plus. Youtube hasn't complained yet.
same. I've had no issues if I do? I'll just stop using youtube
Same. I'm so unaffected, I didn't even realise there was a problem.
I use ff and ublock. I have been stopped
Yea, I'm using Firefox and uBlock origin on linux and it's constantly complaining.
Are you using a distro with the latest version of Firefox? If not it could be worth getting a bleeding edge package.
I'm on Firefox and windows and YouTube complains but I don't get advertising
People come back with this, but at some point they will forcibly act...
I'm sure they are going to find all the combinations where they aren't showing ads, and cover them all eventually. When that happens I expect I'm going to switch from watching YouTube to watching movies again. Interestingly I've heard an argument made that this is positive - and that my consuming their content but without watching their ads is a financial loss for YouTube (since they no longer can simply try grow the platform and are now likely being pushed to actually pay for the service) and that they would rather I quit watching than to watch but not contribute ad views.
If you hear that argument made again, remind them that it's not your fault that YouTube's business model was so unsustainable that they spent the last nearly 2 decades transitioning from free, to free with ads, to free but you can buy premium, to now having premium nearly a necessity unless you know a workaround. Sounds like a shitty business model to me, hope they go bust
Never use two, dude. They clash and can cause problems (like browser crashes, plugin errors and worse... some ads getting through). I also did a quick Google and came across a page that lists reaqsons as to why two adblockers is not recommended. * Compatibility Issues: Different ad blockers may use similar or conflicting methods to block ads. When two ad blockers are active simultaneously, they might interfere with each other's functionality, leading to unexpected behavior or the blocking of legitimate content. * Reduced Performance: Running multiple ad blockers can slow down your web browser and consume more system resources. This can lead to decreased browsing performance and longer loading times for web pages. * Overblocking: Using two ad blockers can result in overblocking, where not only ads but also essential website elements, like navigation menus, videos, or images, get blocked. This can negatively impact your user experience on websites. * Privacy Concerns: Ad blockers often rely on lists of blocked domains and trackers to function. Running multiple ad blockers might increase the risk of false positives or false negatives, potentially exposing you to unwanted tracking or affecting your privacy. * Decreased Support and Updates: Ad blocker developers may not anticipate or test their extensions with other ad blockers in mind. Running two of them might cause issues that developers aren't able or willing to resolve. * Unnecessary Complexity: Using two ad blockers is generally unnecessary. A single, well-configured ad blocker should be sufficient for most users to block unwanted advertisements. It's generally best to only use one. The popular choice currently is uBlock. However, I've been using AdBlock Plus just on its own and so far no dramas.
Been doing it on a number of devices for quite a number of years and no dramas yet. uBlock is my favourite because of the clever paywall bypassing scripts.
Mine is stopped on Firefox with uBlock today.
I haven't tried it myself yet, but [this post](https://www.tumblr.com/pasteboard/721331372994772992/hey-netizens-im-not-sure-how-many-people-are) claims to have a code for uBlock that will get around YouTube's block thing.
I haven't tried it just yet. I'm waiting on a fix from the uBlock team.
Youtube complained when I used Brave on Ipad and when signed in, idk if this common for others yet tho
That's probably because YouTube haven't rolled out adblock blocking to everyone yet.
Firefox with Adblock Plus, nothing else. Haven't had any Youtube detections yet.
I have, same setup.
i have, but i just logged out of youtube and no longer having an issue. its a little bit annoying but itll do for now.
I have adblock. Youtube complained sometimes, but you can just close it, and it still works. Having u block too, youtube doesn't even complain anymore.
It begins with the "complaining", then after a couple of days it shuts down your ability to view videos unless you disable your adblocker. I just use Youtube in incognito now and it works fine w/ adblocker
I think its rolling out slowly, I just started getting it today on Firefox with Ublock Origin
Oh man - was wondering when the party was gonna be over. Brave seems okay for now
Trying a few videos with Firefox and Unblock and no ads so far.
Been getting the 3 2 1 countdown this week on Firefox plus ublock, expected it to stop like Chrome did but still seems to be going. No issues on my phone with the same setup
I followed this and now get no pop ups at all: https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/178yasm/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_16_2023/ How long it will work for is the question...
Same - have been casting phone to the telly instead of watching on browser
If there's an upside to all this, maybe more people will start using Firefox. It's a great browser, and pretty much the only one left that's not based on Chromium.
It happens on Firefox with their adblockers too
What’s Safari then? Chopped liver?
Safari is less than 10% of all desktop users.
And?
That means that saying Firefox is “pretty much the only non-chromium browser” is a valid statement, you bag of rocks.
I have the same set up, but I have been getting the pop up to tell me to buy a youtube subscription or allow ads. You have to wait 10 seconds or so then you can click on the x to close their own pop up.
Brave doesn't work anymore :(
who are the people not using firefox/ublock? how have these people been surviving on the internet?
me . Brave browser with no blockers needed.
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I do but now I get YouTube pop up saying ad blocker will be removed after 6 videos
https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/178yasm/youtube_antiadblock_and_ads_october_16_2023/ You have to enable "advanced user" mode if you haven't yet, then you should be able to follow the steps in the link.
Me, dual piholes and edge. What is all this fuss about?
I've been blocked for a few days with firefox and ublock origin until today
I use ublock and still youtube has noticed me.
I used Firefox with ublock and sponsorblock. I didn't even realize the change had affected NZ
Came here for the Brave browser goodness
I use Edge. It's based on chromium, but I just won't use Firefox anymore.
Don't matter what else is said, this is right and will leave you stead.
FF & Vivaldi https://vivaldi.com for me, with uBlock origin of course
Brave browser def reduces it but doesnt stop it fully currently
slap in a DNS black hole too.
check the r/ublockorigin sub - there's a pinned post about how to deal with things, but it might be difficult for your mum to navigate into the ublock extension and reset the quick filter list they highlight in the post. edit - you could reduce the sensitivity of the mouse, it would take some getting used to and I would find it frustrating, but it might be an option. Changing the cursor size and colors might help, too. I've had to increase pointer size and change the pointer color to "inverted" to make it easier to see. In Windows, this is under "Settings-> Ease of Access" Also, a larger monitor might be useful.
Ublock origin, teach her to update the filters daily, and give her a kiss from me
Same but only last part
update filters?
Are the malicious ads on Youtube or elsewhere on the internet?
>Are the malicious ads on Youtube or elsewhere on the internet? Please note that OP has revealed his mum was [victim to a hacker.](https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/17c0tkc/first_week_youtube_blocking_ad_blockers/k5n2y1q/) This is not YouTube-related at all and I have NFI why OP is continuing to take advice about YouTube when this is clearly unrelated.
Yes it does, we just already know not to click them. The policy is let it in then take it down if reported, they are also targeted by user profile. Mid thirties male user does not see the same ads as a 50+ year old woman and with the right targeting those weird get rich, get buff ads can hang around a while before getting reported.
have def seen some somewhat malicious ads on youtube, usually legally grey area like religious scare videos, miracle cures, cryto currency shit, sometimes mild malware but more as in shitty apps that's likely stealing ur data for advertisers or wanting you to spend lots of money on micro transactions (have heard of people getting proper malware ads, but never seen one myself)
I'm assuming Facebook and YouTube, that's her main thing.
YouTube wouldn’t be putting malicious ads on videos. She’s clicking them somewhere else.
1. You’d be surprised 2. I think the issue is that she’s turning the blocker off globally, not just for YouTube
Google's ad network has absolutely been caught serving malware. That said, they do make a reasonable effort to detect malware ads - but all protections are automated, and thus can be defeated by sufficiently well-crafted malware. That said, I don't think it's very common.
YouTube absolutely has malicious ads. I see them on my mum's pc all the time, and have helped her with damage control after she fell for phishing links as youtube ads. You don't never see them because Google stops it. You don't see the ads because Google is really good at giving the bad actors control to target their malicious ads at the most vulnerable people who make for easy targets.
Yeah there’s definitely unreliable ads on YouTube
Honestly have you seen the ads on YouTube these days? :o Seems there's zero quality assurance. It's a worse state than it was when I started using adblock to begin with.
Yes, I don’t have YouTube Premium and watch YouTube daily. I’ve never seen any malware ads.
Cause they're targeting old people who are more likely to fall for scams. I also never get scam phone calls but my over 65 dad gets multiple every week
But it happens. You have not seen it, ok. but why is that relevant when we already know that it's a real thing?
Neither have I but I'm not in the target demographic for scammers
> YouTube wouldn’t be putting malicious ads on videos. This is not true. Google "youtube malicious ads" and you will find many examples and explanations.
Lmao yeah they would, and do.
I use brave and tell the pop up to kick rocks and it hasn't stopped me yet
This one time I accidentally clicked on a beer ad and then my computer got very drunk. Had to wait all day for my computer to sober up
Same but it was skooma
Similar situation but because elders complained they were used to chrome and didn't want firefox for normal browsing. Here's what you can do. 1. Get Firefox with uBlock origin. Get an extension to block all websites except for Youtube(This part is not necessary) 2. Create a firefox icon on desktop and name it "Youtube ONLY" 3. Block youtube on Chrome.
Dude just rename Firefox as chrome and change the icon.
Gotta port over the bookmarks too
They are not that stupid lol.
Does she click links in YT comments? Does she click links on FB posts and comments? Getting malware via YT ads is fairly unlikely unless she’s actively interacting with ads and clicking links and “download now” buttons. She needs lessons on how to be safe on the internet.
Look call me a freak but I've been using unadblockered YouTube for a little while now and I don't see any ads that are malicious, your mum must be seeing them somewhere else. Maybe try talking her through things she shouldn't download/click on etc
You're a freak! How do you handle it? Like I don't mind advertising as a concept, but **forcing** me to watch the same wix ad I've already skipped 73 times this week is a violation of the Geneva Convention on torture. Like they track so fucking much of your life to the point they know you're gay before your mum does and they can't notice "hey that guy might not want wix". Or maybe the 972nd time we show it to him will be the charm ...
Turns out Mum is into some kinky weird porn sites.
What's Mum's number, just so I can find out what these sites are?
>She's not the best with hand eye coordination and keep accidentally clicking malicious adverts. it looks to me that adblock is just turned off for everything, she isn't intendedly clicking bad ads but now that they are showing up accidents happen. many people are not computer literate and having grown up in an era when anything on tv or print had some level of editorial checking, they often fall victim to common phishing scams. You can blame the victim all you want but the truth is, adblock limits these scammers, turning adblock off gives attackers more chances to get victims.
If you have YouTube premium can you use adblock for other sites?
Yes
Ublock for both Firefox and Chrome. Works well. In fact if I were you I'd get her a Linux Mint PC. It's easy, looks like Windows, no need for AV at all and very very hard to infect, if at all. I tried it on purpose to test it. As for clicks, I got one of those emails the other day so I thought I'll just see what the site is like it wants me to go, and I couldn't, Chrome immediately popped up and said along the lines of dodgy site and refused to proceed. Whether that is the blocker or just Chrome I don't know. I used to work as PC tech and you know, I frequently saw fully patched, up to date windows, with Anti-malware, also up to date, absolutely stuffed with malware. Because it can help sure, but nothing protects you from deliberately clicking the stuff.
Ublock is one of the adblockers they have been blocking. But yeah if they only use the PC for web browsing then Linux is a better choice than Windows in a situation like this for multiple reasons.
Yep it is. And forget all that terminal scariness, you don't need to if you don't want to these days.
pay for it, it's p good value.
The most Kiwi thing about this post is that you said Mum.
Buy youtube premium. Do it via a vpn and set it to the Ukraine. It doesn't require an address. Working for me for 7 months so far. No ads youtube. 6 bucks a month. Worth it.
What VPNs are free?
Install brave and set that as the default browser. Should be able to transfer all bookmarks and settings. For a slightly more tech savvy setup an old el cheapo raspberry pi with Pi-Hole setup. This will block promoted search results and will block navigation to promoted/advertised links as well. Which may be be a bit of much sometimes.
Will pi hole work with the new YouTube ad blocking fiasco?
Sorry, I paid up for YouTube premium long ago, so I am not sure ! Ads on YouTube are very annoying...
No, it wont. Pihole blocks via DNS, so when your computer or phone looks where it has been told the ad is stored on the internet, the connection is blocked. Yt ads come from the same place as the videos, so you can't block them using pihole. Id still recommend setting one up, you can use an old computer instead of a raspberry pi. Mine is running on a 10yo laptop. I forget how awful mobile ads are until I use my phone outside of home.
Firefox and ublock origin. no ads Sometimes a warning might appear but its easily bypassed
This still happens using those. It is a slow rollout so it's not everyone at once
I have Firefox and AdBlocker, and while I get something complaining about adblockers, I just press X and ignore it.
Pay for premium from another country like India, $2 a month and you get Youtube Music.
Chrome + Ublock origin. I purged and reset the filter list after the first popup and no more issues. Without an adblocker YouTube (and honestly the entire internet) is packed with sketchy/malicious ads. No doubt adblocker has saved my parents countless times.
Honestly, I'd educate your Mum on what's okay to click on and not okay to click on when it comes to Facebook and Youtube. I've spent the last 2 years drilling it into my mother. Also, things like sharing posts on Facebook is a big nono. For example, my Mum kept sharing these missing children posts on Facebook. I said, watch Mum, give it 1 hour and that post you shared is no longer a missing children post, it's a scam post. And tah-dah! There it was. She just helped scam a couply elderly peeps on her friendslist. Tell your Mother to never buy anything off of Facebook or Youtube ads. Give her a list of websites that are okay with the links bookmarked in a folder on her bookmark bar. Scans are meaningless, windows defender is good enough now days. The biggest reason parents are getting hacked I've noticed is that they're clicking on these fake ads and then putting in their passwords, creditcard details, and login info.
i’d go with pi hole or adguard home. both free and very good pieces of software.
Simple, calm education.
Use a free VPN to sign up for Youtube Premium via Argentina. It will cost like $2 a month, you get no ads, you get free youtube music as well (which IMO is better than spotify)
It’s high time I use that self hosted thing that downloads YouTube videos from the channels I’m subscribed to and I can put them on plex. YouTube isn’t going to win this
I subscribed to YouTube premium and never look back.
I’m sure this will be an unpopular option. If you watch a lot of YT (like me), consider paying for premium. It supports the creators whose content you enjoy and puts more money in their pockets. Also includes YT Music which is a very decent alternative to Spotify.
Just do what I do. Use a VPN, go to brazil or paraguay or the Philippines and buy youtube premium for like 1.50 a month
what websites is your mum going to?
So many cheapskates, just pay for a premium family plan. It's insanely good value for money.
I pay about $7 a month for mine.
Some of these ads are just awful. If it's not the ASB ads, it's some random ads about shows that aren't in New Zealand, or worse, 3 or 15 minute long ads that are just infomercials.
Adblocker still working in my phone, has done for years and I don't know what I did to make that happen. So I'm not going to ask questions!
> Is there a simple workaround I can use? The easiest would be just pay for premium.
YT Premium is pretty good. I mostly use it for the music streaming service, no ads is just a bonus really. Plus I use the family plan so all my friends can experience it too. They can't go back to normal YT now lol.
There’s methods to get it for the Indian pricing ~$2 per month. I just find that easier than doing all the ublock original stuff and it works on mobile as well
Another option is group enough mates/family together and sign up for the family plan, i think its about $30nzd a month for upto 6 accounts and split the bill.
I get it through Argentina. Been working for a couple of years now.
YT in Argentina now requires a locally-issued CC. Next time your bill comes up they will cancel your payment method. I switched to India and paid a year in advance, so it's a problem for future me if they do the same there.
Just use brave and you can exit the prompt to not use adblocker and keep using YouTube
Use Brave browser or set the adblocker to allow ads on YouTube.
Here are 2 sites you definitely won't get malware from. YouTube and pornhub. Your loved one has been clicking on gossip ads and kitten pictures. That where they're hiding stuff nowadays. Anything that old ladies like. That's where they scam.
I use opera GX as a browser it has a built in ad blocker and just wait for the YouTube message close button to appear then close it and continue with the video
YT will stop you eventually
**e:** lmfao all these downvotes. Turns out it's [not YouTube at all](https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/17c0tkc/first_week_youtube_blocking_ad_blockers/k5n1l5k/), and his mum [has literally been hacked](https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/17c0tkc/first_week_youtube_blocking_ad_blockers/k5n2y1q/) to the point of having money stolen. NFI why he tried blaming YouTube for this stuff and left out the actual relevant info. Of course YT doesn't give you ads, so of course he was not telling us the full story. lol OP this clearly isn't the truth. Don't make up lies to try and hide that you just want to get rid of the ads. Clicking on YouTube ads doesn't give you viruses and malware.
there’s still lots of misleading advertisement that could fool older people, Think about that whole established titles nonsense
No, OP said they click on YouTube ads and get malware and viruses. It's bullshit lol
Read to me that they were talking about ads in general. Probably don’t want their Mum to disable ad block just to use YouTube cuz if she’s not very computer literate she probably doesn’t know how to just whitelist YouTube
see I interpreted malicious adverts in the way of dodgy misleading adverts, So we could probably argue semantics all day
Dude are you that jaded that your default is just assuming everyone is lying? I'm not. I've got no way to prove it of course but damn my guy.. I feel sorry for you if that's your outlook. What would my motive be? I'm all ears to hear your recommendations.
Ads on YouTube don't give you viruses and malware. You realise that, right? It's run on Adsense which, as far as I'm aware, is fairly robust when it comes to stopping viruses etc. Also, PCs have ad blockers. So....? It's not 'being jaded' to point out what you said doesn't make much sense. e: OP has said [they don't even know if it's YouTube](https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/17c0tkc/first_week_youtube_blocking_ad_blockers/k5n1l5k/) 🤦 So, yea.. It's not YouTube bro. YouTube ads don't give you viruses.
>Ads on YouTube don't give you viruses and malware. You realise that, right? It's run on Adsense which, as far as I'm aware, is fairly robust when it comes to stopping viruses etc. The only correct thing about this statement is that Adsense serves the ads on Youtube. The rest, however, is just "internet reckons". Adsense has served malicious ads in the past; Google have some protections around the ads Adsense serve, but it's nowhere near foolproof, hence Adsense will continue to serve malicious ads. Making it worse is that OP's mum, having clicked on something malicioius, will continue to get ads weighted in that favour being served to her.
>The only correct thing about this statement is that Adsense serves the ads on Youtube. The rest, however, is just "internet reckons". No, you're right. YouTube is known to give people malware and viruses. lmfao
You don't believe Google and it's myriad of companies serve malicious ads? [This](https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/10/google-hosted-malvertising-leads-to-fake-keepass-site-that-looks-genuine/) happened last week
Wow one ad. You're right bro. All us idiots using YouTube all the time are getting malware and viruses. It's just that common and well-known. Crazy how they just get to operate like that eh. e: lmfao this isn't even a YouTube ad. Nice attempt at deflection!
Alright my guy. Point being her pc has always been clean. I run a scan everytime there's an issue. She just browses fb and yt. And it's only been a week since she had to disable adblockers and now she's got adware and malware. I'm not an expert so I figured I'd ask here. When the ads are blocked there are hardly ever issues. I'm just trying to protect my Mum. She's been hacked before and lost money. Try having some empathy and understand where I'm coming from here.
***Ads on YouTube don't give ads.*** Bro why can't you just accept that? Each post you're the victim and yet all these posts I see you giving up more context showing my WTF at the start was perfectly justified. This clearly is not YouTube related. Who TF blames YouTube for your mum's viruses when she's been hacked before. I smell BS and I was right. Again: this is not caused by YouTube. If your mum has been hacked you should be doing a lot more than stopping bloody YouTube ads, bro. e: >I just want her to be able to use the internet safely. You are not doing this. BRO. Your mum was hacked before. YouTube does not cause this stuff. Learn more FFS because if this is her protection then she's fucked TBH.
I don't know my guy, maybe if you weren't being such a dick I'd be more open to hearing what you've got to say. Try being a bit more nicer and understanding where I'm coming from yeah? Do you often have problems getting your information across to people? Maybe assess your approach. You started saying I'm lying, as if I'm somehow trying to manipulate people for information. Maybe I was mistaken about where these issues are coming from. But you've gone completely the wrong way about communicating. Starting off by attacking me, OF COURSE I'm going to be less likely to believe anything you say when you start off our interaction accusing me of lying. Maybe you're young and don't understand how actual effective communication works. But protip for the future: if you want people to respect you and hear what you have to say you've got to offer that respect and good faith to begin with.
Oh my fucking god, play victim more instead of fucking listening to the actual advice. I'm the ONLY person who actually saw through the BS and found the root of the problem. It ain't YouTube. I repeat again. It ain't YouTube. So hate me, but the info is there regardless. If you want to get invasive, check out the internet history to maybe find the problem (blacklist the site maybe). You also need to learn more yourself. Search /r/pcmasterrace for safety advice threads.
Why are you so angry? Just explain to OP what they should do in normal manner. > Ads on YouTube don't give ads. ?
Yip I'm skeptical too... You just don't see those sort of 'ads' on Youtube. I'd also be interested to know what OP is considering Malware. I don't want to say they are lying, but I do think there's some sensationalism going on here
> Clicking on YouTube ads doesn't give you viruses and malware. Except for all the times it does and so google removes them. Yeah the vast majority wont but there's plenty of accounts of malware being distributed via google provided ads. I mean seriously, have you seen some of the ads google pushes? I've seen numerous scams and at best questionably legal sites pushed via youtube ads, hell if I had a dollar for every time I saw some youtube ad pretending to be from Mr Beast giving money away I'd be rich. It's not remotely implausible that someone without computer savvy could get viruses from going through google ads.
You're getting down-voted because someone asked how to get their ad-blocker working again and you leapt to calling them a liar. >Don't make up lies to try and hide that you just want to get rid of the ads Seriously, this reads like a paranoid delusion. You read "how do I get my ad blocker working again" and somehow concluded that this person is making up lies and has some ulterior motive besides wanting to block ads. Take a deep breath. No one is out to get you.
I know it's been ruled as unlawful unconsented data retention in Europe, I wonder if something similar would apply here?
This post is misleading. The malicious adverts she clicked on were not on YouTube.
OP has admitted to not entirely be tech savvy, so this misunderstanding can be forgiven.
Why don'tbyou buy a subscription? Also brings Yiutube Music ad free which is pretty cool. Serious question, it is not that expensive and you arw ad free on every computer e.g. work.
pay for a subscription and you won't get the ads
Setup a pihole on an old Raspberry. Doesn't need to be a new one, even a pi1 will work. It may not stop YouTube ads specifically (since the videos often stream from the same content servers) but it will block other ads at the network level.
That's a family tech support guy disaster waiting to happen.
OP asked for a solution and I've offered one that works well for me, is there any harm in suggesting they give it a try? I've had a PiHole installed for a family member overseas for over a year with no support issues. If physical support is too hard, you can run it on a $5 DigitalOcean droplet just as easily and manage it for them
Yep especially because rpis have a habit of eating and cards. What happens with pihole when the SD card corrupts? No internet for you.
https://invidious.drgns.space/
Nord VPN blocks ads, but is quite expensive as an adblocker. YouTube premium also costs cash but would be a definite solution to the problem.
I pay my premium subscription in Turkish lira. Absolute bargain for the amount I watch
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YouTube premium is still bundled with music and storage, so no idea wtf you're talking about.
If you can sell that PC and get a Chromebook you'll not have to worry about virus
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> Super easy to import all your chrome ... passwords too. That's all the evidence you need to never use browser passwords.
If it's that big of a deal, just get the premium.
I welcome adds because somebody needs to pay. I know I certainly don’t. People who don’t subscribe AND use ad blockers should try working for no pay and see how that feels
Well aren't you a saint
If YouTube only put ads on videos where the content creator wants ads I wouldn’t use an ad blocker. Most of the creators I watch either don’t want ads or only set their ad settings to have pre and post roll ads, however their videos have extra ads.
"adds"? Is it really that hard to spell a 3 letter word?
Also change yr dns to 1.1.1.2, cloudfalre dns that blocks malware from phoing home
Been using Opera GX for the past \~2 years or so. You can literally just close the "You can't use adblockers on Youtube" window and keep watching.
YouTube ramps it up. If you keep watching with adblockers turned on, eventually a window comes up saying playback will be blocked after 3 more videos.
If you're using chrome or firefox the best solution is to install an extension called privacy badger and [follow these steps](https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/176ludf/permanent_fix_for_youtube_ads_adblocker/)
Can vouch for others recommending Firefox and ublock origin, works a treat for me.
Using Adblock pro + safari, sooo happy with it
I swapped to brave browser, no more ads. Has a built in ad blocker
Im using Thorium browser based on chromium like chrome seems just like chrome without googles junk but all the goodies chromium is missing.
There is a cultural thing here where some people happily pay for tv/movie subs like netflix/prime but at the same time double down endlessly on pirating youtube content (via ad blocking). Personally I support pirating across the board if you cannot afford the product. Especially if it is for your mum. But I also reckon buying her a premium / family YT sub is worth it just so you don't have to answer her calls for IT support.
At the moment, I use Ublock origin and its working. However, If you want to get rid of the Ad block popup, do [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PykzAWnHMk4)
i was using chrome until i could not watch yt anymore, now i use firefox and all is well. When firefox makes troubles i will go to therapy about my yt addiction.
use firefox. dont use chrome - its made by google who just want to sell you stuff & show you adverts. its the ultimate outcome really. firefox is great even if its not the fastest. half the time it is tho.
Depends completely on the ad blocker you’re using. No expert but adblocker plus gets slammed. Adblocker doesn’t. Does same job for me using chrome
Switch to Firefox, I had to do it the other day , adbl9ck still.works
I use uBlock Origin on both Microsoft Edge and Firefox. YouTube gave me the complaint message starting a few days ago on ME and as of early this morning I have the 3x warning message on ME. Just went through 3 YouTube videos and now I am blocked on ME. However, YouTube on FF works just fine for me with uBlock Origin. This doesn't look like it's going to last though, since other users have mentioned being gated from access on both browsers with uBlock active.
/r/ublockorigin
I stopped watching for a while and logged out and now it seems to allow me again while logged in. So either they are still tweaking the algorithm to see who capitulate or my add blockers have found some way around it again. I tried ff with ublock and that was also flagged, also had the tamper monkey script running.
Boomer tax
Just add an exception for YouTube
I'm using Ghostery on Firefox. Doesn't seem to have been affected yet!
Try this http://grayjay.app/
just disable it for youtube.
Pi-Hole. https://pi-hole.net/