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YouTube’s ad blocker problems are just an AdBlock Plus bug (arstechnica.com)

submitted 10 months ago by PonyOfWar@pawb.social to c/technology@beehaw.org

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That would explain why I didn't have any problems with Youtube and uBlock Origin.

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[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 76 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Normies still be using anything other than ublock :( when will they learn

[–] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Anyone and Everyone with the slightest of computer knowledge but paid shills are plugging ublock origin everywhere and anywhere they can , and yet people still choose other garbages. You'd think that maybe they'll see that tiny 'sponsored' text on top of the search result when looking for an adblock and go " why an adblock would advertise itself on search engines? this reeks of garbage, data siphoning bullshit adblock " but no, they even go as far as to defend it. I can't even bother with these people anymore.

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Adblock Plus was the only decent adblocker available for Internet Explorer 11 a couple of years ago. Only reason I used it.

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure you know what a couple is. Also, arguing with IE of all browsers is not going to make a strong case either.

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

Point at the case, because mine was an affirmation that it wasn't good as I reluctantly used it.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago

I miss when people trusted nerds instead of corporations. Applies to a variety of fields.

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I think part of the problem is that we refer to these as "ad blockers" so AdBlock is the first one people find when they look.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah we should start calling them ublockers

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 2 points 10 months ago

No ublock for Safari, which, yeah, is Apple’s fault for being dicks, but it still sucks.