Some users have been experiencing Youtube ads that bypass Shields using Brave on both mobile and/or Desktop. While we’ve already pushed out a hotfix for both platforms – please ensure that you check for application updates in the Google Play store for Android, or Menu --> About Brave for Desktop.
If you’ve confirmed that you are already on the most up to date version of the Brave but you’re still seeing Ads appear on Youtube, you can help us resolve this issue by providing us with some information – please reply to this thread with:
Your Brave version/OS info – you can find this by going to Brave://version and copy/pasting the top 3 lines from that page, like so:
I’m on YouTube all the time … like a LOT!!! in my experience so far it’s be the ads for Trump and sure to be defeated unfortunately Biden, SMH, but I digress and big network ads, like NBC etc etc for TV stuff, commercials for shows, or news, or other lies they wanna shove down our throats or make us believe we really need whatever junk they’re peddling today. PLEASE let me know if specifics or anything else I can do to help you guys, i’ll take as much of time as needed to give any information will help you. The time I save on YouTube is a HUGE selling point for me when I’m telling everyone that will listen to switch to Brave. Also, I have some questions about rewards, so if anyone sees my post and has a few to help a noob figure out stuff because I’m a big dummy, that would be dope too!!! LET ME KNOW HOW TO HELP, I have the time and I’d be more than happy to do so!!!
Much love,
I’ve noticed it happen when right clicking and selecting ‘open in new tab’. When I then click that new tab ads appear. Normally clicking on videos in the same window doesn’t provoke ads.
Oddly enough i’m only having this problem with the desktop version, but not the mobile version.
I’ve checked and it shows that I am up to date with the latest version, yet when I try to update the brave ad block updater(which is at Version: 1.0.621), yet it keeps telling me that it won’t update(message appears saying “Component not updated”). Can I get some perspective on what’s up with this? Thanks.
Brave1.10.97 Chromium: 83.0.4103.116 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Revision 8f0c18b4dca9b6699eb629be0f51810c24fb6428-refs/branch-heads/4103@{#716}
OS Windows 10 OS Version 1903 (Build 18362.900)
Ads appear before a video plays in addition to seeing them in the top-right corner above the “Up Next” or Chat sidebar.
Brave Ad Block Updater - Version: 1.0.621 (manually updated on June 30)
Using a Private browsing window does not seem to allow Ads to appear.
In video pre-roll adds + top right banner can be for all types of products.
Brave Ad Block Updater - Version : 1.0.630
Using a Private browsing window does not seem to allow Ads to appear.
.in addition to the ongoing video advertisements I’ve been getting blank spaces on pages and today was the the first time I have clicked on one of those voids.
The ads might not be visible but it was still there
brave://components is apparently not up to date brb