Ad blocker fails to block YouTube preroll ads

[ChatNoir]

ChatNoir last edited by

Some days ago the integrated ad blocker started failing to block preroll ads in YouTube. I wonder if this is intentional?

[sgrsk]

sgrsk last edited by

I am also having the same issue.

[MKSDiferenciado]

MKSDiferenciado last edited by

same problem with my opera, and have de same issue in the opera gx

[naheed]

naheed last edited by

It seems to be a common problem as I have seen several posts regarding it.

[tareqtareq]

tareqtareq last edited by

having same problem. every time there is a Blank Screen and shows "Skip AD" option in youtube.

[ChatNoir]

ChatNoir last edited by

Seems like Opera doesn't consider the ad blocking a selling point...

[ghirahim]

ghirahim last edited by

I wonder if the developers are aware of this problem. I haven't heard a word from them. We've been dealing with this for months. Other ad blockers had the exact same problem and they all managed to fix it. One of the Opera's main features is broken and no one cares, I don't understand.

Yes, I'm aware of the fact that I can choose another ad blocker, but that's not a solution. What is going on?

[ghirahim]

ghirahim last edited by

Hello, Opera devs, how are you today? It's been months and we didn't get a single answer.

[ghirahim]

ghirahim last edited by

December 2020. Still the same.

[naheed]

naheed last edited by

Yes, nothing has been done so far.
Still, the Adblocker fails to block YouTube ads.
I thought it has been solved. Let hopes for 2021.

[moismyname]

moismyname last edited by

Has anyone noticed that this just got worse? I was getting these blank screens with the "skip ad" button, but only ever at the beginning of videos. Now I'm getting them in the middle of videos as well. Feels like Opera are trying to slowly ease us into discontinuing the youtube ad block feature.

[budz]

budz @moismyname last edited by

@moismyname I'm now in the same boat doing as you described it .For me only recently started doing it was fine before say a 2/3 weeks ago.

[DerAlchimist]

DerAlchimist @moismyname last edited by

@moismyname said in Ad blocker fails to block YouTube preroll ads:

Has anyone noticed that this just got worse? I was getting these blank screens with the "skip ad" button, but only ever at the beginning of videos. Now I'm getting them in the middle of videos as well. Feels like Opera are trying to slowly ease us into discontinuing the youtube ad block feature.

Same problem here. I experienced the mid-roll interruption since the beginning of the week. Using Opera Stable and GX on 2 different computers. Already did a full reset and removed all addons.
This helped a bit, I can watch most of the time without the mid-roll interrupt, it mostly comes back if I start jumping inside the video...super annoying if you see the "Add in x seconds" appear after that.

Also tried blocking everything with a pi-hole, additional adblocker etc, nothing seems to work right now

[ghirahim]

ghirahim @moismyname last edited by leocg

@moismyname Yes, it's even worse now. And it's the end of February already. No replies from Opera about one of their main features, no fixes, nothing. What a shame! Unbelievable.

[budz]

budz @ghirahim last edited by

@ghirahim Hi i now use : u block origin and so far works flawless it is on extensions page just diable opera ad blocker don' run both . Enjoy ad free again.

[DerAlchimist]

DerAlchimist @budz last edited by

@budz said in Ad blocker fails to block YouTube preroll ads:

@ghirahim Hi i now use : u block origin and so far works flawless it is on extensions page just diable opera ad blocker don' run both . Enjoy ad free again.

Done that, working perfectly now. Thanks for the hint

Also ublock origin can show all blocked data, I am using it not to extract the yt specific ads so I can add them to my PiHole and kill the ads for all devices

[ghirahim]

ghirahim @budz last edited by

@budz I can use something else too, we all can, but that's not the solution. What is worrying is that they just don't care. "Our built-in ad blocker doesn't work? Who cares!"