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Except for a pop-up initially I haven't experienced any change using yt with uBlock Origin. If I didn't follow tech news I could easily have overlooked the yt development. Boggles the mind that anyone uses AdBlock & AdBlock Plus. Can't be any other reason than the name squatting.

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I have no problems with AdBlock plus on FF currently, but using private browsing on Utube since they started detecting ad-blockers. I also generally use Utube less as well, so not so bothered.

but AdBlock Plus is owned and operated by an ad company and does all the same shady things that you would normally use an adblocker to avoid. why use an inferior tool?

> no problems with AdBlock plus on FF

Because it has not been updated to the problematic version, which is 5.17. In fact AdBlock on AMO is still 5.4.2, i.e. 13 versions behind latest official AdBlock version, it was last updated in Feb. 2023.

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