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    • tredI9100
      tredI9100 @KirkHampton last edited by

      @kirkhampton cool, i hate google more now

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      • lavanyadeepak 0
        lavanyadeepak 0 last edited by

        Since the latest two updates, I do not feel, Opera engine is able to block ads in YouTube. I guess some regression issue which the development team needs to look into the same.

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        • mirceagone
          mirceagone last edited by

          With the new update ads from youtube videos are no longer blocked and they pop up at the start of videos.
          I tried this on 2 different computers. Bring back that feature to block everything or I will move to the edge

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          • JohnnyCage
            JohnnyCage last edited by

            in my opera, it doesn’t block ads on YouTube or the blocker is enabled in Yandex, what should I do? blocker is enabled in opera settings

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            • Cardinalpckr11
              Cardinalpckr11 last edited by

              I am still getting pop ups advertisement's during game playing. Why is that?

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              • horacio64
                horacio64 last edited by

                Opera fail to block ads in youtube
                i enter the privacy setting and there is a lot of list to choose but no explanation
                there is any site i could get a description on the list ot setting i couldnt find it

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                • somit-vishwakarma
                  somit-vishwakarma @horacio64 last edited by

                  @horacio64
                  I also faced the same issue.

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                  • cesargomez
                    cesargomez last edited by

                    Ad block doesn't work in YouTube
                    Is there pressure from Google?
                    Because ad blocking doesn't work. Tracker blocker doesn't work either.
                    This happened recently, it never happened before. It's disappointing.

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                    • ArchaicWarrior888
                      ArchaicWarrior888 last edited by

                      Does Opera ad blocking block YouTube adverts ?

                      Never had any ads before my upgraded Laptop to OS W11, but now I seem to be bombarded by ads.

                      Any help appreciated.

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @ArchaicWarrior888 last edited by

                        @archaicwarrior888 YouTube and other pages are always trying to find a way to bypass adblockers. Sometimes they manage to be able to do that.

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                        • A Former User
                          A Former User last edited by

                          I don't know why, but on this special news site, when I turn ad-blocking on (and even disable acceptable ads) I get this result:
                          With ad-blocking.png

                          But when I disable adblocking and tracking protection completely, I see it like this:
                          Without Adblocking.png

                          In Firefox I get the same result as with adblocking disabled on Opera.

                          Here adblocking behaves exactly opposite to preferences. My guess would be: Spiegel partners with Opera (eg. on speed dial) and so is allowed to circumvent the adblocker.

                          Or may there be a another explanation for this?

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                          • A Former User
                            A Former User @Guest last edited by

                            It's working again as it should.

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                            • MC2022
                              MC2022 last edited by leocg

                              This has nothing to do with add-ons/extensions (I have none, unless you count Opera VPN). The simple fact is, Opera Browser used to have a functioning adblocker that blocked the ads on YouTube - and now it doesn't!

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                              • jimjinnj
                                jimjinnj last edited by

                                all of a sudden I am getting ads on several sites. Gatewaypundit.com, theepochtimes.com. is there somewhere I should report this formally?
                                that said, I love Opera.

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                                • Tinman98
                                  Tinman98 last edited by

                                  I just noticed large intrusive ads appearing when they did not used to. I even have "acceptable" ads turned off. I went to the same web site using the Brave browser and no ads appeared. I thought Opera was supposed to block ads. It used to work. did something recently change?

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                                  • leocg
                                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @Tinman98 last edited by

                                    @tinman98 On any site or in specific one?

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                                    • bovenbaas
                                      bovenbaas last edited by

                                      I has the same issue on Opera One(version: 99.0.4780.0). on one website (marktplaats.nl) the option to turn on add blocking is even greyed out. Add blocking on YouTube is working now, but has been intermittently working lately.

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                                      • A Former User
                                        A Former User @leocg last edited by A Former User

                                        Does anyone know how ads sneak through on speedtest.net

                                        It used to be clean, but this season it has started to show ads.

                                        By the way, the search box in opera://settings/adBlockerExceptions does not work.

                                        Typing any text does not change result list.

                                        Opera 99.0.4788.77 on Win10. Ad block active, no exception for Speedtest site.

                                        alt text

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                                        • end3rguy
                                          end3rguy last edited by

                                          of course it doesnt, just use Ublock Origin

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                                          • KirkHampton
                                            KirkHampton last edited by KirkHampton

                                            It works sometimes, but if you view an amazon link it will keep pushing it on your blank screen. I installed adblock plus and use a txt file the same thing as FF which removes annoyances in fact I get less ads on opera compared to FF clearly the adblock companies are in cahoots with the browser companies getting paid like selfish dogs. They should be destroyed.

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