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Sign upFixed YouTube.com player - updated ad blocking evasion #7432
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YouTube Ads even without logging in. After playing 4 videos ad was seen on this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V76psBrEypg |
This was referenced Mar 28, 2017
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I still see ads. Linux. |
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Wow, youtube audio dies if switching tabs. Manjaro: aur/brave-bin 0.19.105-1 (92) |
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npm run test -- --grep=isThirdPartyHostnpm run test -- --grep=adBlockUtilOriginal issue description
Did you search for similar issues before submitting this one?
Yes - YT has updated the player enough times to where a fresh issue is needed.
Describe the issue you encountered:
YT player has updated again, this time to evade ad blocking for both authenticated and unauthenticated users.
Platform (Win7, 8, 10? macOS? Linux distro?):
All.
Brave Version (revision SHA):
Steps to reproduce:
Actual result:
Ads
Expected result:
No Ads
Will the steps above reproduce in a fresh profile? If not what other info can be added?
Yes
Is this an issue in the currently released version?
Yes
Can this issue be consistently reproduced?
Yes
Opening this issue to helps clear noise and clean-slate this process.
Troubleshooting and issue timeline for reference:
Original issue filed: #4693
02.10.2017 YT Player Update
02.27.2017 YT Update
Tracking the embedded YouTube iframe player issue here: #7428
Tracking the latest YouTube.com player issue from here #7432 .
Closed the other issues, as the overlap and history for them was confusing. All relevant issues are linked to this one I'm creating now. Let's update Youtube.com items here, and the embedded player issues on the linked issue from @srirambv above.
Next Steps: