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canetoad

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1. Yeah, I know

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Sun Oct 15, 2023, 06:19 PM

Oct 2023

It's a pain.

I've found a way around it using TamperMonkey extension which runs scripts to disable their nag. There are a couple more methods in this article:

4 Ways to Bypass “Ad Blockers are Not Allowed on YouTube”

https://gadgetstouse.com/blog/2023/05/15/bypass-ad-blockers-not-allowed-on-youtube/

I'd imagine that things will change as Google gets wind of work-arounds - I'll keep trying different methods to find the most elegant.
Remember the young guys who loudly proclaimed "Don't be evil" twenty or so years ago?

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YouTube blocking Ad Blockers [View all] bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 OP

Yeah, I know canetoad Oct 2023 #1

Thanks for the bonus workaround! bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 #2

In the meanwhile canetoad Oct 2023 #3

I don't get it. I use ghostery lite. So I get the warning. I pause ghostery and then I can watch mitch96 Oct 2023 #4

Came across this today. usonian Oct 2023 #5

If you have an Android phone ItsjustMe Oct 2023 #7

I don't see adds on YouTube. ItsjustMe Oct 2023 #6

I get that message PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2023 #8