Basic add blocker?

BUDFORCE · 11 Dec 2021 at 14:36

Literally just for YouTube, on a Windows 10 pc.

Anyone recommend one? Simpler the better.

Thank you!!!!!!

gpuerrilla · 11 Dec 2021 at 14:40

Dunno acually as they are very good at avoiding them.

Best suggestion is to use an Indian IP (VPN) and subscribe for about £4 for the year I reckon!

smogsy · 11 Dec 2021 at 16:09

pihole blocks 90% of them

darael · 11 Dec 2021 at 23:59

uBlock Origin. What are YouTube adverts?

theforce · 11 Dec 2021 at 23:59

UBlock Origin. 0 Youtube ads and highly customizable.

Semple · 12 Dec 2021 at 00:14

I use an adblocker browser on Android for YouTube and that blocks them all, so they might do similar for windows 10.

tamzzy · 12 Dec 2021 at 00:32

theforce said:
UBlock Origin. 0 Youtube ads and highly customizable.

This

BUDFORCE · 12 Dec 2021 at 07:56

Thanks guys I shall give ublock origin a go.

bloodiedathame · 12 Dec 2021 at 08:24

smogsy said:
pihole blocks 90% of them

Doesn't block any of mine...

Another recommendation for ublock here.

gpuerrilla · 12 Dec 2021 at 10:25

gpuerrilla said:
Dunno acually as they are very good at avoiding them.

Best suggestion is to use an Indian IP (VPN) and subscribe for about £4 for the year I reckon!

smogsy said:
pihole blocks 90% of them

bloodiedathame said:
Doesn't block any of mine...

Used pi hole for years. Seen many devices in the house still get youtube stuff which is why I dont believe it intercepts as much as 90%.

ublock might be ok if your watching it on a browser.. but to block everything and save you hassle the vpn sub might save you some bandwidth!

Orcvader · 12 Dec 2021 at 13:49

uBlock Origin for the PC. NewPipe or YouTube Vanced for Android.

smogsy · 12 Dec 2021 at 16:05

gpuerrilla said:
Used pi hole for years. Seen many devices in the house still get youtube stuff which is why I dont believe it intercepts as much as 90%.

ublock might be ok if your watching it on a browser.. but to block everything and save you hassle the vpn sub might save you some bandwidth!

then you have not set it up correctly to block youtube

you cant just install pi-hole & job done you need to either add ad-lists OR teach it. same as ublock

Or
Search pihole block youtube & you will find a github adlist to block youtube ads

GitHub - kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole: YouTube script to add the new Ads list for Pi-hole

i got 16 devices connected via pihole blocking 30%+ & no youtube ads

example domains
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole/master/youtubelist.txt

BUDFORCE · 16 Dec 2021 at 19:33

Thanks guys, ublock origin seems to be working great.

I mostly just watch music videos on YouTube on a Saturday night on the TV downstairs, but getting an add in between each one particularly as I normally have it turned up pretty loud is just ******* annoying.

V F · 16 Dec 2021 at 19:54

smogsy said:
then you have not set it up correctly to block youtube

you cant just install pi-hole & job done you need to either add ad-lists OR teach it. same as ublock

Or
Search pihole block youtube & you will find a github adlist to block youtube ads

GitHub - kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole: YouTube script to add the new Ads list for Pi-hole

i got 16 devices connected via pihole blocking 30%+ & no youtube ads

example domains
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole/master/youtubelist.txt

How about twitch... Can you get those locked out? It was a bit finicky on UBlock.

Semple · 16 Dec 2021 at 20:39

smogsy said:
then you have not set it up correctly to block youtube

you cant just install pi-hole & job done you need to either add ad-lists OR teach it. same as ublock

Or
Search pihole block youtube & you will find a github adlist to block youtube ads

GitHub - kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole: YouTube script to add the new Ads list for Pi-hole

i got 16 devices connected via pihole blocking 30%+ & no youtube ads

example domains
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole/master/youtubelist.txt

Is that with the YouTube app though?

I've added several lists to Adguard and I can block them through the browser, but the actual app finds a way through.

V F · 16 Dec 2021 at 20:41

Yeah, ads through the mobile apps seem to be a separate thing.

Orcvader · 17 Dec 2021 at 13:39

V F said:
How about twitch... Can you get those locked out? It was a bit finicky on UBlock.

Twitch has been a pain, they're actively working against adblockers and the uBo team did a few workarounds only for those to stop working in a mere few days.

Another group have been focusing on blocking Twitch ads: https://github.com/pixeltris/TwitchAdSolutions

Each recommended solution has their own ups and downs so be sure to read up on how they work and use whatever you feel has the best compromise.

I just gave up personally, I only watch a very small number of channels, which I'm already subbed to.

V F · 17 Dec 2021 at 13:47

I managed to get mine all blocked out on twitch through Ublock. I believe it was some custom filters through github and some manual entries. So far so good I think, it has been a week or two since I've seen ads on any channel on the PC. Including big channels with thousands of viewers.

Getting them blocked through the apps on iOS it seems impossible but not through Safari.

smogsy · 17 Dec 2021 at 16:20

Semple said:
Is that with the YouTube app though?

I've added several lists to Adguard and I can block them through the browser, but the actual app finds a way through.

dont get ads anywhere, you just need to train pi-hole

V F · 17 Dec 2021 at 16:43

smogsy said:
dont get ads anywhere, you just need to train pi-hole

Is that including through the twitch and youtube mobile iOS apps?