I’ve got so many layers of adblock it’s hard to know which one(s) are responsible for blocking the ads.

For those who don’t know: VLC also takes a YouTube video address as input (in the menu: Media | Open Network Stream…).

I genuinely think that advertising should be illegal at this point. It’s a ridiculous concept.

I’m going to start a discussion in the comments here about methods to bypass the message. I will add suggestions here, so leave comments if you find a method!

Methods to bypass Youtube Anti-Adblock:

• The easiest method is simply to comply and turn off your adblock extension.

My Method

• My method, and the one that will likely work universally is as follows:

Install Extension Enhancer for YouTube™

• Downloads: Firefox | Chrome

Go to the extensions settings and ensure that under the Ads Management section, “Block Ads” is turned OFF

Now find the Custom Script box at the very bottom and enter the following script. I did not write this code, it comes from egaudette on GitHub

(function() {
    'use strict';
    var clickInterval = setInterval(skipAds, 5);
    var ytpAdModule;
    var miniAdd;
    var skipButton;
    var currentVideo;

    function skipAds() {
        ytpAdModule = document.querySelector('.ytp-ad-module');
        skipButton = document.querySelector('button[class*="ad-skip"]');
        miniAdd = document.querySelector('.ytp-ad-overlay-container');

        if (ytpAdModule !== null && ytpAdModule.innerHTML !== '') {
            ytpAdModule.style.display = 'none';
        }

        if (skipButton !== null) {
            skipButton.click();
            return;
        }

        currentVideo = document.querySelector('video[class*="main-video"]')
        if (currentVideo !== null && currentVideo.duration <= 5) {
            currentVideo.muted = true;
            currentVideo.play();
            currentVideo.currentTime = currentVideo.duration;
        }
    }
})();

Lastly, ensure the “Automatically execute the script when YouTube is loaded in a tab” box is checked, and press Save

I’ll add more methods as they are discovered!

I’ll just stop using YouTube like I’ve stopped using Reddit.

The irony of this poll blocking access from users with a VPN.

I wonder if the people having this issue are using chrome. On FF it has never been an issue for me.

Does NewPipe count as an adblocker? Not yet but I fear its days are numbered.

Here’s hoping YouTube Revanced on Android and Adguard on desktop continues to work, eh…

I’ve started to just download videos with yt-dlp after grabbing links via Invidious. Using Invidious itself has become somewhat unreliable lately, and this way I don’t have to put up with buffering and can watch in good quality. Cut out the middle men

I got it once on Chrome. Haven’t used Chrome for YT since. No trouble with FF and UBlock Origin.

YouTube algorithm has been garbage for months now. There’s literally no good content.

Today I started getting ads with no video just audio. I didn’t get the adblocker message yet. Firefox ESR+ublock origin

Not from US but my uBlock has a problem with YouTube since yesterday. It blocks the ad video but the sound of it is still audible.

I didn’t get this banner yet maybe because I’m using ublock origin