Normal Shields makes youtube Channel pages Blank

Description of the issue:
I can’t see most of the content on a Youtube Channel page when shields are up
**Exact URL of the website in question: https://youtube.com **

Screenshot of the ad as it appears in Brave
Did the issue present with default Shields settings? (yes/no)
N/A
Does the site function as expected when Shields are turned off?
Yes
Is there a specific Shields configuration that causes the site to break? If so, tell us that configuration. (yes/no):
no
Does the site work as expected when using Chrome?
Yes
Brave version (check About Brave):
Desktop 1.38.111

@cheez ,

Try . . .

Go to brave://flags

Make note of any experiments/flags that you have experimented with; then click the Reset all button.

You might be prompted to Restart Brave Browser.

Return to brave://flags and search for Enable De-AMP and select Disable

Go to: brave://net-internals/#dns and click on Clear host cache

Next, go to: brave://net-internals/#sockets and click on both (in succession):

  • Close idle sockets
  • Flush socket pools

Exit/Quit everything and restart your computer.

Notes re what are:

DNS cache:

Socket pool:

With pooling, instead of closing a connection after it is used, we can keep it idle while it waits to handle another request. This saves the resources required to create a new connection.

Recommended in order to Start Up Brave Browser lean instead of burdened:

In a Brave Browser - New Window, go to: brave://settings/getStarted

  • Select: Open a specific page or set of pages
  • Select: Add a new page
  • Enter: about:blank (notice the colon)

Recommended Brave Shields version is v1

In a Brave Browser - New Window, go to: brave://flags

Search for: Enable Brave Shields

  • DISABLE: Enable Brave Shields v2
  • ENABLE: Enable Brave Shields v1

Recommended GLOBAL SHIELDS settings:

In a Brave Browser - New Window, go to: brave://settings/shields

  • Enable: Show the number of blocked items on the Shields icon

If ‘Default view’ option is available, select: Advanced view

  • Disable: Auto-redirect AMP pages (AMP - Google’s Accelerated Mobile Page)
  • (Alternate setting for older Brave Browser versions, try: Disable Enable De-AMP at brave://flags)
  • Enable: Prevent sites from fingerprinting me based on my language preferences
  • Trackers & ads blocking: Agressive
  • Enable: Upgrade connections to HTTPS
  • Enable: Block scripts
  • Block fingerprinting (aka Fingerprinting blocking): Strict, may break sites
  • Block cookies (aka Cookie blocking): Only cross-site

Recommended in order to reduce influence by website:

In a Brave Browser - New Window, go to: brave://settings/content

Scroll down to “Additional permissions” . . . and set:

  • Protocol handlers: Don't allow sites to handle protocols
  • File editing: Don't allow sites to edit files or folders on your device
  • Clipboard: Don't allow sites to see text or images on your clipboard
  • Window placement: Don't allow sites use info about your screens to open and place windows

Scroll down to “Content” . . . and set:

  • Pop-ups and redirects: Don't allow sites to send pop-ups or use redirects

In a Brave Browser - New Window, go to: brave://settings/cookies

  • Enable: Block third-party cookies
  • Disable: Clear cookies and site data when you close all windows

In a Brave Browser - New Window, go to: brave://settings/cookies

Scroll down that settings page, to Sites that can always use cookies

Click the Add button

Enter accounts.google.com:443 as the site . . . but Do Not Enable

  • Current Private session only
  • Including third-party cookies on this site

Click the Add button

Repeat those steps for:

  • https://[*.]firebaseapp.com:443
  • https://[*.]google.com:443
  • docs.google.com:443
  • www.google.com:443
  • www.youtube.com:443
  • youtube.com:443

Next, go to: brave://settings/content/javascript

Scroll down that javascript settings page to Allowed to use javascript

Click the Add button

Enter accounts.google.com:443 as the site . . . but Do Not Enable

  • Current Private session only

Click the Add button

Repeat those steps for:

  • accounts.youtube.com:443
  • apps.google.com:443
  • docs.google.com:443
  • meet.google.com:443
  • play.google.com:443
  • workspace.google.com:443
  • www.google.com:443
  • www.youtube.com:443

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Unfortunately I am still experiencing the issue

I still have this issue

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