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YouTube adds new hurdles for ad blockers, and there's currently no way around it
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I still haven't seen a youtube ad in years... ho hum..
this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2026
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Freetube. Sorted.
this just makes me want to cancel my subscription more
I really need to get around to doing that. It's the one service I pay for.
Freetube is nice alternative to using youtube without an account, since things like subscriptions, playlists, history are saved locally without an account. And you can back up that data.
And with Google being behind youtube its better to avoid signing into their accounts anyways.
Also blocks ads, can download videos, sponsor block, dearrow, and block channels.
Sometimes freetube breaks and that's when I'll fall back to youtube with adblock on browser, but I won't log into youtube. But, you can still use it to get your subscription feed and click on the video to launch to browser.
For mobile I use pipepipe which is a fork of newpipe with sponsorblock and channel blocking.
Just use an Invidious instance instead. It's more private and free of ads.
I can say that I solved this problem for me (at least in the short term, we shall see) by using a random User Agent switcher, uninstalling and reinstalling uBlock.
they vibe coded it
I'll be sad when I can no longer watch my subs but as they say, live by the corporate whim, die by the corporate whim.
Why I use Newpipe on the phone, and Freetube.