• Iconoclast@feddit.uk
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    5 hours ago

    Apparently there is a way around it as I’ve been watching YouTube all day and haven’t encountered a single ad.

    • FG_3479@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      YouTube has been shadowbanning ad blocker users, where you comments appear to post but actually haven’t, for a while now.

      I think the issue is with the EasyPrivacy list blocking the heartbeat signals that tell YouTube you are actually someone interacting with the page and not a bot.

      Brave doesn’t seem to have this issue as they whitelist those scripts but it has other issues so I recommend keeping it as a YouTube only browser.

      • entwine@programming.dev
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        1 hour ago
        1. Why the fuck are you posting YouTube comments?
        2. Why the fuck are you using Brave?

        Stop using the YouTube app/website, get an alt frontend like FreeTube, Grayjay, Revanced, etc. Not only do they remove ads and make it impossible for Google to track you, they have better UX than the official apps.