Youtube Ads continue despite Ad-Blocker

All of a sudden I’m getting ads on you tube. I can’t even skip these ads anymore. What’s the problem? My shields are up!

Can you share a screenshot of your shields settings for YT, @Pfunk? Click Brave icon at URL bar.

Also, which OS and Brave version that you use?

Thanks

@Pfunk,
Thank you for reaching out to us.
We have an open issue on our github to capture data on this behavior:


It would be helpful to know some additional information surrounding this issue, incliuding:

  • Is it all ads (pre-roll, overlay, in-page,etc) or only certain types that appear on YT?
  • Your Operating System
  • Any installed extensions?
  • Connected to a VPN?
  • How are your Shields settings configured?
  • Do you have any additional filter lists checked or added to Brave in brave://adblock ?

I’ve added your report as a +1 on the Github thread on your behalf as well.

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Confirming this as well.

To answer some of the questions:
Is it all ads? I could only see the pre-roll ad. For now (youtube changing its ad-serving tactics?)
Operating system: Windows
Installed extension: Bitwarden, Vue, and Joxi screenshot thingy. I installed ABP only afterwards.
Shield settings: More or less default:


and

So, pretty much default.

And, there are no additional filters enabled

And, almost forgot
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-PR

@plebrooster disable all extensions, and re-test in private mode also?

Here was my test; note my items being blocked. This was tested in private mode also, via vpn.
https://secure.fanboy.co.nz/gif/youtube.gif

Just re-tested in private mode (all plugins disabled).

Here’s the result:

Edit:
The youtube link I’m testing with is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVhoIcvACR4 Maybe this behavior is only with certain videos?

-PR

Additionally, I just saw something – In most of these cases, I have the windows pretty small, but I noticed an ad on the site (rather than only the pre-roll) being served. I had not noticed any in-video.

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As I opened a few different videos and saw the ads on them as well, is it possible that it depends on a region how these ads are served? As using it from Europe could be different than from North America or something?

-PR

There should be more than just one blocked item, something isn’t right?

My blocked items: https://pastebin.com/raw/UUdvUF6d (from the sample https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVhoIcvACR4) (NZ location).

Here is what happens if turn off the shields:

Testing to show what adblock items are being listed (via Ublock Origin extension)This gif shows the ad elements being loaded (and you can filter specific elements out like /pagead and doubleclick):

Would be interesting to see what elements are being listed in your browser with UBO enabled (and sheilds disabled). Screenshot the blocked items if possible?

Do you have a VPN? can you test from another location?

Also try a different build of Brave (Brave Beta, and with a new profile. dont import anything)

Ublock Origin (doubleclick filter) whats being blocked from doubleclick

Ublock Origin (/pagead filter) whats being blocked from /pagead

Ublock Origin Settings used. Easylist + Easyprivacy Only.

I just tried using beta (0.67.112), and it blocks the ads like it’s supposed to while the stable release (0.66.101) doesn’t.

Interesting…

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