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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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I'm only going to click these Articles when my adblocker actually stops working, its basically clickbait until then.
As usual they're deploying it in waves. I can confirm i get no description, no comments and when watching a playlist it will play the first few seconds then it will display "content unavailable" and switch to the next video. If I disable ublock origin or if I logout everything goes back to normal.
I've got the same deal. YouTube in my browser is effectively useless. But there are always ways to circumvent the bullshit.