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YouTube adds new hurdles for ad blockers, and there's currently no way around it (www.androidauthority.com)
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[-] Pamasich@kbin.earth 14 points 1 month ago

For people who only go off headlines and comments and don't read the article, here's the important bits:

  • This only affects some users, not everyone
  • The issue is that comment sections are disabled and video descriptions claim to be empty
  • The issue goes away with a refresh, you don't need to turn off the adblocker, though you'll have to refresh every video
  • It affects all videos
  • The link to adblockers is due to everyone who is reporting the issue being a user of an adblocker, and turning it off fixing the issue permanently until it's turned on again
  • There's no specific browser or adblocker mentioned in the article
  • It affects Premium users too

edit: added "the article" after "don't read" to clarify

[-] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

This is why I will never get premium. You pay the motherfuckers money and still have to take it up the ass.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'll never get it because first-party ads are only a small part of the problem. Shitty rec algos, Shorts absolutely rammed the fuck down your throat, third-party ads, dislike counters, gaslighting you about the resolution, clickbait blockers, cross platform feed, etc. These are all solved with third party clients.

[-] biscuit@lemdro.id 0 points 1 month ago

Yeah but if you were a YouTube Premium subscriber surely you'd disable the adblocker on youtube.com so you never get this issue.

[-] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago

Why? So they can serve you ads on top of something you're already paying money for?

[-] nokama@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

But... you do not get ads if you have Premium, that's the point.

[-] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

"there's currently no way around it"

"The issue goes away with a refresh"

lol. sounds more like a bug if it's also affecting Premium users though

[-] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

YouTube premium membership, for when you like paying to be fucked over.

[-] kadu@scribe.disroot.org 1 points 1 month ago

The issue is that comment sections are disabled and video descriptions claim to be empty

So it makes the page even better?

[-] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Right. That isn’t a problem at all. The only times I use either is when I’m looking for time stamps, but I can live without that.

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