uBlock Origin
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CMBell1213 last edited by
(on opera) ghostery works right now if anyone is looking for easy solutions
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turcoloco last edited by turcoloco
I have noticed uBO failed to block ads once or twice in the past, especially if I updated the browser a short while earlier. This seemed to have happened mostly when the extension failed to update itself even if it was set to auto update.
When this issue occurs, whether it is the latest version or an older version, best to remove the current extension and install the latest one instead of trying to get it to update.
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taffercharles last edited by
@llnrftr: Indeed, needs update asap.
Youtube is being really sneaky about that too. They give you one ad per video, and then they start to slowly increase the amount of ads they give you. Maybe they're trying to choke out ublock from users and supporters? -
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CMBell1213 last edited by
@lailaamell: i only have ghostery running, if any others are on it gives me a warning too
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turcoloco last edited by turcoloco
@lailaamell My primary is Brave and no issues for a good while. Both Brave and uBO are up to date. I don't use any other security extensions or ad blockers. My secondary is Opera and I just test it earlier and on YT, it seemed to be working just fine.
I am not saying you are wrong but either what I mentioned before is the cause or there might be other variable(s). I think each user needs to do some testing to narrow down the variables to figure out the culprit.
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yur-ko last edited by@turcoloco правильно сказано, братан! Сначала нужно поискать и убедиться в отсутствии неисправностей программ на своих устройствах, а только потом писать жалобы разработчику.
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taffercharles last edited by
@turcoloco: I also noticed at least for me that it causes youtube videos to somehow... crash my audio drivers? I'm sure that's google with it's nastiness, and I was sure it was my drivers, however I have just confirmed that it is in fact, ublock and youtube what's causing for my audio drivers to crash.
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turcoloco last edited by turcoloco
@taffercharles When a device driver is crashing, even if a browser or an extension may seem like the prime suspects, I assure you it is your device driver and possibly also your file system (Windows) that has issues. Quick fix would be to check to see if there is an update to your audio drivers. If there is, download and install it. If there isn't, uninstall the existing one from the Device Manager. Restart your computer before reinstalling the audio drivers.
It is always best to start doing the simplest and least destructive troubleshooting steps first.
So, for browser related issues, try another browser (I always have at least 3 for this reason).
Use a browser with a different engine if possible. Also make sure at least one of the browser do not have ANY extensions OR test YouTube running your choice of browser in "in cognito" (private) mode which opens a new session where all extensions are disabled and no static or dynamic data from the actual browser user profile is loaded. If that checks out OK then launch the browser in normal mode, make sure you have only the home/start page open then clear out all browser cache (CTRL+SHIFT+DEL) make sure to check everything except for maybe the logins/passwords/sign-in data also make sure the time range "All Time". Let it rip, once done, close the browser and re-open to check (YouTube, etc.). If the issue still persisted, then I would first Remove/Uninstall uBO. Then if there is an update to the browser, update it. Final step would be to re-install uBO. I'd not recommend having multiple security extensions installed on the same browser, especially multiple extensions to have the same function, that is never a wise move. Similar to running multiple AV products in real-time on the same machine. Just not a sound configuration and could cause issues or slow down the machine. Same with extension, less is more.PS. When I still had AmazonPrime subscription and they started showing ads even in their own programs, uBO didn't help. What helped was Privacy Badger so, if all else failed, give Privacy Badger a shot.
