Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoYouTube continues global crackdown on ad blockers, targeting mobile third-party appswww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down13
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minus-squarethe_riviera_kid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·24 days agoOn android use a firefox fork with ublock I’m sure there is an equvalent on ios as well. It’s much easier than playing whack-a-mole with an app.
minus-squareOther@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·24 days agoUblock works in normal mobile Firefox on android
minus-squarethe_riviera_kid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down11·24 days agoFirefox integrates AI bullshit these days therefore I would never recommend it.
minus-squarechronicledmonocle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·24 days agoWhile I share the sentiment, they do have a master toggle to turn all of it off.
minus-squaredeleted@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·24 days agoTry Unwatched It even have sponsorblock built in.
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoVinegar works really well on iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vinegar-tube-cleaner/id1591303229
minus-squareW98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down3·24 days ago$1.99? No thanks. But thanks though.
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·24 days agoIt’s an Apple app so be thankful it’s not $29.99. I’m not endorsing the price and haven’t even had an iPhone in years but it did work well, even on such a locked down platform
minus-squareantiR@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days agoDoes the ublock addon also do the cat and mouse game with Google when google patches ad blocking with ublock?
minus-squarestarblursd@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days agoI have yet to have an issue like that. I’ve been watching YouTube through ironFox with ubo for over a year with no issue I disabled the mobile yt app
minus-squareantiR@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days agoI haven’t tried yet so i am asking. I currently only use brave because I know they patch whatever google does to evade adblock
minus-squarestarblursd@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoBrave shields are a fork of ubo… Ubo in my experience has stayed consistently on top of it. Never gotten an ad blocker notice
minus-squarethe_riviera_kid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·24 days agoAs of recently the offical block list doesn’t because they gave up but there are many others maintained by folks that still do.
On android use a firefox fork with ublock I’m sure there is an equvalent on ios as well. It’s much easier than playing whack-a-mole with an app.
Ublock works in normal mobile Firefox on android
Firefox integrates AI bullshit these days therefore I would never recommend it.
While I share the sentiment, they do have a master toggle to turn all of it off.
Try Unwatched
It even have sponsorblock built in.
Bonus
Vinegar works really well on iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vinegar-tube-cleaner/id1591303229
$1.99?
No thanks. But thanks though.
It’s an Apple app so be thankful it’s not $29.99. I’m not endorsing the price and haven’t even had an iPhone in years but it did work well, even on such a locked down platform
Ok bud
Does the ublock addon also do the cat and mouse game with Google when google patches ad blocking with ublock?
I have yet to have an issue like that. I’ve been watching YouTube through ironFox with ubo for over a year with no issue I disabled the mobile yt app
I haven’t tried yet so i am asking. I currently only use brave because I know they patch whatever google does to evade adblock
Brave shields are a fork of ubo… Ubo in my experience has stayed consistently on top of it. Never gotten an ad blocker notice
As of recently the offical block list doesn’t because they gave up but there are many others maintained by folks that still do.