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YouTube adds new hurdles for ad blockers, and there's currently no way around it
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this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2026
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Ironically, YouTube is one case that's much better with personalized recommendations. I even open links from social media in incognito tabs so as to not pollute my recommendations accidentally.
Any time I happen to open Youtube's main page in an incognito tab, it's filled with complete trash that's offered to my region by default. It's not even my usual snobbery talking โ the content is like wall-to-wall Jerry Springer Show.