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    • KirkHampton
      KirkHampton @Guest last edited by KirkHampton

      @simusr Opera adblock works fine until they update it, this needs to be seriously looked into as it happens every time. Best to remove auto update but then if you forget for a long time could become security risk. Adblock plus is just the adblocker, easylist is the list keeper, if they white list ads it is them not Adblock plus doing it. You can go through easylist file yourself and edit out any allowing of ads from google etc. But I will tell you for example Bing, the ads come from the script from bing.com and if you don't allow that script in no script ad on in Firefox, bing doesn't work properly. Also they changed youtube so the ads come from googlevideo.com which is where the video player comes from so if you block that script no video plays.

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      • tredI9100
        tredI9100 last edited by

        The built-in ad blocker isn't blocking Youtube ads anymore. Anyone having the same problem? And if you know how to fix it, please tell me.
        Thanks!

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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.

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