Looks like Ghostery can no longer block Youtube ads. What to replace it with?
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Looks like Ghostery can no longer block Youtube ads. What to replace it with?
What it says - I'm looking for another ad-blocker / anti-tracking software.
I'm currently using Chrome, which may be part of the problem - I suppose I can switch back to Firefox if it helps, I can't quite remember what Mozilla did that pissed me off enough to make me switch to Chrome.
Anybody got advice for me?
I'm currently using Chrome, which may be part of the problem - I suppose I can switch back to Firefox if it helps, I can't quite remember what Mozilla did that pissed me off enough to make me switch to Chrome.
Anybody got advice for me?
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Re: Looks like Ghostery can no longer block Youtube ads. What to replace it with?
What's wrong with ad block plus. It seems to work for me.
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Re: Looks like Ghostery can no longer block Youtube ads. What to replace it with?
UBlock origin, it's a chrome and firefox plugin, still works great, still made by an angry man who hates popup adds.AMX wrote:What it says - I'm looking for another ad-blocker / anti-tracking software.
I'm currently using Chrome, which may be part of the problem - I suppose I can switch back to Firefox if it helps, I can't quite remember what Mozilla did that pissed me off enough to make me switch to Chrome.
Anybody got advice for me?
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Re: Looks like Ghostery can no longer block Youtube ads. What to replace it with?
ISTR some brouhaha about their default whitelist - something about advertisers paying to be included?mr friendly guy wrote:What's wrong with ad block plus. It seems to work for me.
Sounds promising.Mr Bean wrote:UBlock origin, it's a chrome and firefox plugin, still works great, still made by an angry man who hates popup adds.
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Re: Looks like Ghostery can no longer block Youtube ads. What to replace it with?
Could be true. But so far it blocks all youtube ads, so I don't have a problem with it for what I browse.AMX wrote:ISTR some brouhaha about their default whitelist - something about advertisers paying to be included?mr friendly guy wrote:What's wrong with ad block plus. It seems to work for me.
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Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, USA.
Always on the lookout for more nice places to visit.
Countries I have been to - 14.
Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, USA.
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Re: Looks like Ghostery can no longer block Youtube ads. What to replace it with?
I use YouTube Red. It blocks every YouTube ad, guaranteed.
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Re: Looks like Ghostery can no longer block Youtube ads. What to replace it with?
Isn't that a pay service though?Terralthra wrote:I use YouTube Red. It blocks every YouTube ad, guaranteed.
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Re: Looks like Ghostery can no longer block Youtube ads. What to replace it with?
It is indeed! I watch a lot of YouTube, and think that people who create the content I enjoy should be paid for the service they provide. Ad-supported freely-viewable content is one way to do that; actually paying them is another.Elheru Aran wrote:Isn't that a pay service though?Terralthra wrote:I use YouTube Red. It blocks every YouTube ad, guaranteed.
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Re: Looks like Ghostery can no longer block Youtube ads. What to replace it with?
That's fair. However if you only watch Youtube occasionally (say for a movie trailer, a funny video that someone links to on FB, whatever) and just want a way to eliminate ads...Terralthra wrote:It is indeed! I watch a lot of YouTube, and think that people who create the content I enjoy should be paid for the service they provide. Ad-supported freely-viewable content is one way to do that; actually paying them is another.Elheru Aran wrote:Isn't that a pay service though?Terralthra wrote:I use YouTube Red. It blocks every YouTube ad, guaranteed.
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Re: Looks like Ghostery can no longer block Youtube ads. What to replace it with?
It's also not available over here.Elheru Aran wrote:Isn't that a pay service though?Terralthra wrote:I use YouTube Red. It blocks every YouTube ad, guaranteed.
uBlock Origin seems to be working fine.
Re: Looks like Ghostery can no longer block Youtube ads. What to replace it with?
uBlock Origin works fine. If you also use Flashblock and set it to block HTML5 video in addition to Flash, then no youtube at all for you, except for sound. But Flashblock is great for nuking all the autoplaying bullshit video clips that a lot of sites these days use.
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Re: Looks like Ghostery can no longer block Youtube ads. What to replace it with?
I can recommend http://www.chromeactions.com/index.html
Has lots of features for tailoring your Youtube experience including removing ads and dealing with playlist autoplay.
Works across Chrome, Firefox and Opera.
Has lots of features for tailoring your Youtube experience including removing ads and dealing with playlist autoplay.
Works across Chrome, Firefox and Opera.
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Re: Looks like Ghostery can no longer block Youtube ads. What to replace it with?
Note that ublock origin is different from ublock (without origin). ublock origin is the good™ one whereas ublock is evil™ for reasons that I once knew but forgot.