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How do I fix "This content isn't available. Try again later." On YouTube with their new ad-block blocking? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Youtube has added a new "feature" that blocks users with adblockers from viewing videos. How do I get around this while still blocking ads? I currently use uBlock Origin on firefox.

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[–] AmbitiousProcess@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago

Disable Enhanced Tracking Protection in the little padlock (on the Firefox URL bar, not somewhere in uBlock Origin)
If you've got a VPN, try disabling it. YouTube likes to be very heavy-handed with their blocking if I have my VPN on vs. not
Clear your cache. For some reason this can help sometimes, idk why. Can be beneficial to sign out and in again, too. (try Firefox settings > Privacy & Security > Manage browsing data > search "youtube" and delete too.)
Reload your uBlock filter lists in settings (un-select, then re-select)
If you're not signed in, this'll make things a million times worse. YouTube, especially nowadays, loves to block clients without a login because they're often used by video downloaders, AI scrapers, etc.

Other than that, there's not much else. Sometimes switching to a chromium-based browser helps too, but I doubt you want to have to entirely switch browsers any time you want to watch a YouTube video.