im having this problem it only works if i turn off ublock lite

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YouTube Ads

https://preview.redd.it/h2y10ginctkh1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=fd427f9fad2c4be6c1c1ec981e9e317ed244ae98 https://preview.redd.it/9vu21ginctkh1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=04ba74f4f8cbe7c18635d8308de54c2342310404 These are screenshots of the android YouTube app on GrapheneOS (I've covered over anything identifying the channel). The person who's phone this is thought their phone had been hacked and that's why they're seeing these messages. What they said to me was "I'm getting messages on my phone that my photos are not safe and I need to ..." What had actually happened is they had "accidently" installed the native YT app and prior to August 2026 they never had to see malvertising like this because FF for Android has uBO in it and aggressively blocks this stuff. What I want to point out is the fine details of the malicious ad: The ad reads "Warning. You are currently using an older version of the PDF reader. If you do not update, you may lose your data." and has what appears to be a button on it that says "Update". It is designed to look like a system message. The user had already clicked on "Skip Ad" at the start of the video, and thus it had not registered with them that this was in fact another ad but not a video ad. Remember the context: they usually have a clean experience of YT thanks to adblocking, it was not intuitive that after clicking on "Skip Ad" another non-video ad would pop up. The malicious ad abuses its position in the viewport. This is made possible because of the design of the Android app; as mentioned this phone is running GOS hence it's a Pixel series phone with a standard sized screen, YT are the ones in control of the viewport. As above, the ad itself is not labelled as an ad until you scroll down; and that's not intuitive to a new user to the app. There's no visible scrollbar and no indication that anything about the ad continues further down, and the word "Sponsored" is not visible until you scroll down. The app itself is obviously a malicious app, and herein completes the circle. YouTube is advertising it, Google is publishing it on their Play Store and ordinary users put far more trust into the Play Store. These malicious ads had been appearing regularly. A malicious ad does not need to be particularly sophisticated to trick the user. The point of this post is to clearly demonstrate to the people who say "we need advertising to pay for ..." that the advertising we have is malicious and there is no way for anyone other than the ad publishing networks to fix it. The YT channel owner can't make sure ads like this are correctly labelled, they can't reposition them in the viewport, and they can't review malicious ads like this that get shown to their viewers prior to them being shown. submitted by /u/AractusP [link] [comments]

Twitch ads

Been using a vpn in Poland for ages without seeing any ads.

Started seeing them and no matter what country I choose, I still see them.

Twitch upped their game recently?

I use android tv app by the way. Any workarounds for that OS would be appreciated.

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How long until uBO manages an update to today's Youtube timer flickering between duration and 0:00 and the uBO icon number rising non-stop until F5?

So far it's been only today, will they release an update that fixes it?

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Lapsing "Skip Ad" button

I wanted something that skipped ads as soon as possible, so I made an app.

Are you cooking, showering or simply can't be bothered to wait for that "skip" button to turn solid white?

This app will do just that.

https://github.com/ComfyDoug/Test

There is a readme file with descriptions and instructions in case you want to recreate the same yourselves.

Or you can download the already compiled file.

I'm also working on another one to hide/obscure any ad that I deem inappropriate, like AI dating, gambling and such.

Curious to know if anyone would like to try that.

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Stop Posting those Pesky Ads online, and Sending Junk and Spam through Email.

I am in my 60s, and I like to play games on my iPad to keep my mind sharp. Many games have these pesky ads that pop up every 10 minutes. Most of the ads are about learning AI programs that claim to be free. I learned from experience that not everything is free.

I will admit I have watched ads until the end, filled in my personal information, then thought about it, changed my mind, and canceled the free trial.

In the past, the mailman delivered junk mail, and we usually threw sales ads in the trash. Email arrived and shortened the time for letters and bills to be sent and received, and those pesky ads started taking up more space in your inbox than your usual mail.

Personally, I like my mail being delivered by the mailman because it is a hard copy that can be used as proof. Email has become so complicated that I rarely check it. The spam, junk mail,
and email from people I don't even know.

I do not like those ads that offer a free trial period, because I often forget to end the subscription before the trial date ends. These ads, spam, and junk mail need to stop.

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Dns adguard not working anymore

dns adguard used to work fine for years for me but just recently I'm seeing ads in my apps and games again , idk why. need help with adblocking again ಠ⁠,⁠_⁠｣⁠ಠ

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