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YouTube's new anti-adblock measures

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990 points smitop | 1 comments | 20 Jun 25 17:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.215s | source
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zaran ◴[20 Jun 25 18:04 UTC] No.44330272[source]▶
while ad blocking has grown in prevalence over the years, for something like youtube I'd figured it was more than counteracted by the shift to mobile / TV (where ad blocking is more complicated)

whatever the merits, this (and google's neutering of extensions in chrome) signals a fundamental attitude shift from ~10 years ago; they're more interested in squeezing margins out of their dominant platforms instead of growth

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ge96 ◴[20 Jun 25 23:55 UTC] No.44333243[source]▶
Firefox mobile has ublock origin
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frollogaston ◴[21 Jun 25 00:31 UTC] No.44333437[source]▶
*not on iPhone
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deanc ◴[21 Jun 25 06:17 UTC] No.44335018[source]▶
Use Orion. It supports FF and Chrome extensions on mobile and desktop
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cassianoleal ◴[21 Jun 25 10:38 UTC] No.44336376[source]▶
Orion is a buggy mess. Horrible experience overall.

I just use Vinegar [0] and watch YT on Safari. It also allows me to listen to the videos with the phone locked.

[0] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vinegar-tube-cleaner/id1591303...

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1. pirates ◴[21 Jun 25 11:39 UTC] No.44336728[source]▶
Safari + Vinegar is my favorite way to watch youtube on any platform. One minor bug I sometimes notice is that the PiP option stops working between videos until you actually hit refresh.

Agreed about Orion, I keep it around and update it and try it out every now and again but I don’t think the experience is there yet.