Wut? I just avoid u toob most of the time - problem solved. Rarely do I have a web search that would be solved by watching a video.
this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2026
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YouTube adds new hurdles for ad blockers, and there's currently no way around it
(www.androidauthority.com)
My brave browser's still working fine.
Sounds like updating firefox and/or ublock will get past most of it.
Personally? I am not as opposed to google making life harder for people who want to run an adblocker, considering that is the site's revenue (specifically the targeted ads based on user data). But I actually pay for youtube premium and have been having to refresh every video between clicking and watching it and that is just fucking stupid.
Although, it also means that shorts no longer autoplay. So when I actually want to watch a short that a channel I like put up, I only see THAT short rather than however many others before I click away.
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