PSA for people who's adblock for youtube got disabled today

[DEUS_VULT]

Youtube had an update today that disabled youtube adblock for some Brave browser users. If you are logged into youtube and you get the message that your adblock is disabled follow these steps (courtesy Brave subreddit):

1. Logout from YouTube
2. Close all your browser tabs.
3. Open a new tab and go to brave://components and click check for updates for all components. Make sure the components are all updated.
4. In Brave's Settings > Privacy and security
5. Click on Site and Shields Settings
6. Click on View permissions and data stored across sites
7. Search for google and delete all cookies related to google
8. Search for youtube and delete all cookies related to youtube
9. Close and reopen your brave browser.
10. Login to youtube again. You are good to go.

This worked for me after trying different adblocks for an hour and looking around for a fix.

 

[DoNotClean]

Install NewPipe on Linux | Flathub

Free and lightweight YouTube frontend for Android

flathub.org

Good client

 

[Shockadee]

Smarttube works well as an alternative client on android devices. Has nice options, ad block, sponsor skip. Overall impressed. Can be installed on smart TV, Google Chromecast / google TV as well as other android based devices.

 

[Shockadee]

I would add, it doesn't require a google account to use it, but you can add multiple accounts if you want to.

 

[Thinker]

Issue is people are still using google accounts to watch youtube.

I heard good things about this. Louis Rossmann own application that he is funding: https://grayjay.app/

 

[Shockadee]

I think grayjay is decent. You can get it on F-Droid.

 

[d01tg0d0wn]

we need nitter for youtube!

Brave Browser is still working for me so far and you know they will find away to keep us watchiing youtube ad free. Make sure you go to help -> about Brave and update

brave browser nightly on my phone works great. Get fdroid and then get ffupdater. I get all updates as soon as they are made next day and i stay one step ahead of any issues

 

[ChevChelios]

"Invidious" is a kind of Nitter for Youtube, but its links can be hit-or-miss in their effectiveness:

https://docs.invidious.io/instances/

 

[Rusty Canuckleford]

For my fellow applefags:

uYou Enhanced v19.33.2 Download [uYouPlusExtra] 2024

Download uYou Enhanced IPA for iOS and iPadOS devices. Get Extra features and quick updates for free.

uyouplus.com

On desktop you can subscribe to any channel with an RSS feed reader, no login required.

How to subscribe to YouTube RSS Feeds without third-party services - gHacks Tech News

Find out how to create YouTube channel feeds and YouTube playlist RSS feeds without using any third-party tools.

www.ghacks.net

 

[Lobotomizer]

This is what I use and I didnt notice any ads today

uBlock Origin - Free, open-source ad content blocker.

uBlock Origin is not just an “ad blocker“, it's a wide-spectrum content blocker with CPU and memory efficiency as a primary feature. Developed by Raymond Hill.

ublockorigin.com

 

[Glowie]

I let the ads play it reminds me why I shouldn’t be wasting my time watching YouTube