Description of the issue:
I’m getting static pre-roll ads on youtube. nowhere else. this happens in my profile and also incognito. Seems that youtube give me a blank screen stating “includes paid promotion” while it struggles against brave ad blocking. After 10 to 15 seconds, I get a static image of an ad with a skip button. This will automatically progress after 30, 60, or 90 seconds if I don’t click the skip button. There usually at least 2 of these. They appear at the beginning each video in my queue.
My routine is that I queue up several videos then step away from the computer to something in my workshop that will require my hands, sometimes involving stain, shellac, paint, or other things that I don’t want to accidentally transfer my mouse or keyboard. So I consider it a nuisance to have to clean my hands and click the screen, twice, or else just wait a couple of minutes till it goes on by itself.
This had been working for me until a few days ago. Since that time I have deleted everything except password and other login data, tried changing from duckduckgo to google to brave search engines, cycled my vpn, rebooted.
Exact URL of the website in question:
Screenshot of the ad as it appears in Brave:
Did the issue present with default Shields settings? (yes/no)
I don’t know anything about shields so, i guess, maybe?
Does the site function as expected when Shields are turned off?
Don’t know.
Does the ad appear when using a Private window as well? (yes/no)
By this, I assume you mean incognito mode? yes.
What OS are you using when you see the ad?
win 10
Brave version (check About Brave):
Version 1.70.123 Chromium: 129.0.6668.89 (Official Build) (64-bit)
