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I got hit. The UK is no longer safe from this. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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FUUU

Does anyone know of an ad blocker blocker blocker?

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[–] drspod@lemmy.ml 107 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Just be patient for the inevitable uBlockOrigin update that will fix it.

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 11 months ago (1 children)

True aha. yt-dlp still works mostly, so I suppose I could just use it to download my subscribed and watch offline. There's always a way

[+] LWD@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] Delta_V@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

you can add "--cookies-from-browser firefox" or whatever browser you use, to the end of the yt-dlp target

[+] LWD@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

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[–] bsammon@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

you need a phone number to register a new one

So what has worked for me in the past is: Get a cheap android/ChromeOS device (or power-wash one that you're not using any more) and ensure that there's not a working SIM card in it. When you power it up and it goes through the first-time-user setup, it asks you for your Google account, and provides you with the option to create one if you (claim you) don't have one. Since there's no SIM card, the newly created Google account has no phone number attached.

I imagine that you could copy down the info about this newly-created account (after making sure it has a password and you know what it is), and then wipe/power-wash the phone/tablet/Chromebook and do the process all over again and create another Google account.

Every google-OS-running device I've ever owned has gotten a new Google account created for it.

[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Downloading a video is functionally identical to watching the video. I'm not 100% sure they can't tell, but they certainly shouldn't care... You're not circumventing anything by downloading a streamed video, they just obfuscate the download functionality.

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I imagine they might care because advertisements are their source of revenue on that platform, which I believe loses money regardless. They're also getting increasingly adamant about breaking people's ad blockers.

It also appears to me that every combination of functional use requires some form of identification:

If you're logged out, they're okay with you browsing from an identifiable home IP address.
If you're on a VPN, they're okay with showing your videos if you log in so they can track your viewing habits.
If you're on a VPN and make a new account, they want your phone number so they can tie your identity to an actual human being.

It might be a bit paranoid, but these factors combined suggest that Google does not want us to watch videos without providing some form of (inferrable) personal identification. And if Google can't get what it wants, specifically data and ad revenue, they might be very willing to terminate an account that's draining their coffers.

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[+] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 37 points 11 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] DarkSirrush@lemmy.ca 12 points 11 months ago

There are a few browser extensions that force a scrollbar even on pages its disabled if you need to work around it.

Though not being able to scroll down to YouTube comments should be considered a blessing.

[–] brachypelmasmithi@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

for anyone interested:

the scroll not working is most likely due to the main container in the page (usually the tag but it can be some other element) having the overflow: hidden CSS property assigned to it.

overflow dictates the behavior of an element that has its content overflow past the parent element's boundaries.

the property can have four values:

visible, where the overflow is fully visible and allowed to extend past the parent element,
scroll, which clips the overflowing content and allows the user to scroll the parent element,
hidden, which clips the overflowing content and prevents scrolling, and
auto, which works almost identically to scroll

most sites run a script that assigns this property with the value of hidden to the tag, making the user unable to scroll the page.

ive seen this behavior the most with sites that blast you with an unavoidable cookie banner which you have to click through to access the page. usually removing the cookie banner element is not enough to freely access the page, and so you have to additionally find which element has its overflow set to hidden and disable that property.

i reckon youtube's adblocker popup is doing the same thing, and coincidentally turning off fullscreen also runs a script that makes sure the overflow is set to either scroll or auto

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[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Is this with Firefox + ublock origin? Things are still fine on my side.

[–] IttihadChe@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It happened to me for the first time today and that's what I use.

I literally just clicked the x and played the video so it didn't effect anything though.

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's already happening on librewolf.

[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

heck. I've not had it so far in Firefox. Will keep an eye on it I guess

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Give it a minute. Librewolf comes with ublock origin preinstalled.

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[–] WanderingCat@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

Not OP but I've had it happen to me today with Firefox + ublock origin

[–] Sivilian@lemmy.zip 25 points 11 months ago

Firefox + uBlock Origin or Grayjay are my go to.

[–] Schwim@lemmy.zip 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Freetube is patched often and remains usable 99% of the time for an ad(and sponsor, if wanted) free experience.

As Youtube makes changes solely to break these players, they are quick to jump through the new hoops.

[–] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 11 months ago

Freetube also has DeArrow built in to replace clickbait thumbnails and titles!

[–] Rodneyck@lemm.ee 21 points 11 months ago

Freetube on my PC and devices, Smartube for Fire TV.

[–] rpa@europe.pub 18 points 11 months ago

I got this with Firefox + uBlock Origin yesterday but was gone a couple videos later, uBlock must have updated.

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I saw this with firefox and ublock origin installed. Dismissed it and continued not seeing any ads.

[–] Mesophar@pawb.social 6 points 11 months ago

I just refresh the page and it works fine

[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (5 children)

Invidious or Piped.

Use a public instance or self host your own. Pair it with Freetube and you can skip in-video sponsorships/ads.

While YouTube has been making it difficult for these services to stay alive they seem to alway work around them.

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[–] salvor_hardin@lemmy.ml 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I use pipe pipe on android, haven't had any issues and works great. Freetube on the PC, works great!

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 7 points 11 months ago

PipePipe my beloved. Never had any problems with it either.

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[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago

I've been using Firefox With Ublock Origin (and YouTube ReVanced for mobile) for years, and have yet to see this message outside of a screenshot.

[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 11 points 11 months ago

You just close the window. I've seen this twice in the last three years and never experienced any actual change -- still no ads or even black screens where ads should be.

[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

You can hit the x and continue. This just a stern warning with no consequence for now

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[–] Tundra@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago (4 children)

https://grayjay.app/desktop/

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[–] anarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago

Others have already weighed in, but:

This warning doesn't seem to be persistent. Using ublock/regularly clearing cookies seems to keep this at bay. Sometimes it helps to open new links in container tabs as well.

I got this earlier this week and clearing my cookies/using container tabs seems to reset it.

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What browser are you using?

[–] 474D@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Not OP but I get the same thing on Firefox with ublock origin

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Grayjay.app

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 11 months ago

this happens for a short time about every six months
if you haven't already, make sure ublock is updated, then toggle "quick fixes" (if it's on, turn it off, if it's off, turn it on)

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

VPN to Europe? Otherwise not sure how the UK was ever "safe" from this.

[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

VPN to Albania or Monaco since they don't have ads on youtube at all.

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[–] Pondis@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Incognito mode works, but you can't see the history

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