I'm crylaughing at this

honey the codewitch

My adblocker software now pops its own ads at me. Can anyone recommend one that doesn't, and will block youtube ad content in videos? I'm on Chrome, mostly.

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SchaeferFFM

I can recommend uBlock Origin, but it will not work in future Chrome versions, due to upcoming restrictions. Alternatively you could switch to another Browser like Edge or Firefox. There is also a new lite version of uBlock with limited functionality, which is supposed to work in future Chrome versions. uBlock Origin definitely blocks youtube ads and never failed me.

honey the codewitch

Thanks!

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Gary Stachelski 2021

I use Malwarebytes for general protection. They have a chrome add-on that blocks advs and tracking. (no extra advs) However, Youtube now downloads code to detect adv blockers and pops up a nasty message warning you to either turn the adv blocker off or purchase the adv free Youtube. (I have discontinued most of my youtube viewing in response to this).

Maximilien

Someone in that recent [discussion](https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5974343/Google-Chrome-will-limit-ad-blockers-starting-June) suggested using a host file.

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honey the codewitch

I don't think that will work for blocking youtube content, and frankly I don't want to have to maintain all the blacklisted hosts myself.

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honey the codewitch

You're using the wrong ad-blocker then. You can still block ads on youtube. I do it every day.

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k5054

Have you considered a Pi-Hole? [Pi-hole – Network-wide Ad Blocking](https://pi-hole.net/) It doesn't block youTube ad content, but it does a pretty good job of blocking most ads. And you can blacklist/whitelist as well, so you can customize what ads or sites you see. My biggest issue is that it blocks google ad services, so when you google something, you need to skip over the sponsored offerings, which go through googleadservices.com. Sometimes that's annoying. as you might *really* want to follow the sponsored link. You can, of course, whitelist google ad services, but that leaves you open to a lot of other advertising.

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Lost User

Maybe visit CodeProject? I just saw a discussion about exactly that topic :laugh:

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Brisingr Aerowing

uBO is the one I use (in Firefox). Works perfectly.

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yacCarsten

I just switched this about 2 weeks ago from AdBlock Plus. It seems Ok it so far.

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dandy72

Pi-Hole. The community maintains the blacklist, and - bonus - if you configure it as your primary DNS, *all* devices on your network will benefit from it.

Mike Hankey

I just started using AdBlocker also and yes it does pop up ads now and then but it's better than the youtube 4 and 5 min ads on most every link.

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Lost User

As a programmer, I'd be too embarassed asking how to bypass another (programmer's) pay wall. And not for any technical reason.

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honey the codewitch

Ad blockers are not for bypassing paywalls, but blocking advertisements.

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megaadam

A colleague blocks ads (by DNS filter I think) in his home router. Might wanna read up on that. That guy also has VPN on the router and he uses Wireguard to route all device traffic, including his phone on cellular networks, through the same VPN, and DNS filter.

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jschell

I know you like getting paid for your work. I suspect google and youtube content producers also like that. So you could either just watch the ads or pay for the service. So, you know, they get paid. Or don't use the service.

honey the codewitch

Or I can ignore your scolding and use ad-blockers like at least half the Internet does.

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Lost User

The herd mentality does not justify all.

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Lost User

Word play.

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