#ublock

on the manage extensions page in chrome, you can click the 3 dots on the right and select "keep this extension" and then you can turn it on again.

thought this might be useful, but mostly wanted to illustrate the sisyphean cycle we seem to be trapped in

uBlock Reddit thread :

(there's probably a new thread stickied at the top of the subreddit)

adblockers rly arent working now... it's no longer a pop up window...

would be a shame,,,,,,,,

if i pressed the Embed button, revealing a smaller video player.........

Cool interaction I just had on twitter! It's not easily enforceable, but it seems like the thing youtube are doing where they detect if you are using an adblocker is not only economically unviable, but could actually be illegal in europe under GDPR! It requires determining if you have specific software available on your computer, which legally you can't do without consent under GDPR. I really hope someone is able to fight this! I know it's a longshot but it would be super cool.

Yes, you.

I've been seeing people lately complaining that they can't install ad blockers on their phones or tablets, but you can and it's pretty easy to do.

First, stop installing apps that just load websites. That means don't install the youtube app, the tumblr app, the twitter app, the reddit app, or anything else that you could just open in a web browser instead. Some services require the apps for specific functions, but you can browse almost any website with just a web browser, same way you would on a PC.

Second step is to download Firefox (On android, apple hates you) Even the android version of Firefox supports addons, including Ublock Origin. The full version of Ublock Origin, not some watered down version. You can load all the same lists as the PC version, and there's even ones you can toggle in the settings that will remove those stupid "This website is better on the App!!!" banners. You can also install SponsorBlock to skip ads baked into youtube videos. Disabling the youtube app (Most phones won't let you uninstall it, but you can still disable it) will also stop youtube links from opening the app and open the videos in your default web browser instead (Firefox)