ad blocker

[robertkwild]

hi all,

whats the best ad blocker as i want to get rid of ads

for ex i want to still go on youtube but just block the ads

thanks,
rob

[lilsense]

I recommend PiHole if you have a rPi laying around. you can alos use services suchas adguard on OPNsense or Nextdns.io

[EdwinKM]

It is not possible to block youtube ads. The video ads are on the same domains as the main content. In the past the IP for adds were different so it was possible to block those.

Also the connections are encrypted so opnsense has no idea what is sent. Afaik this is only possible using browser plugins (ublock origin). The session at this point is decrypted.

[robertkwild]

thanks Edwin ublock is awesome

[lilsense]

It is not possible to block youtube ads. The video ads are on the same domains as the main content. In the past the IP for adds were different so it was possible to block those.

Also the connections are encrypted so opnsense has no idea what is sent. Afaik this is only possible using browser plugins (ublock origin). The session at this point is decrypted.

You are not really mentioning what platform, but if your only worry is YT, the I recommend looking up sponsorblock. It's an extension on the chrome and there are apps that use it to block whatnot from yt.

[EdwinKM]

You are right, i was not crystal clear. Blocking at Apple stuff and native youtube apps is afaik not possible.
But browser stuff is possible.

Thanks for the tip. Did not know SponsorBlock
You prefer SponsorBlock? Or do you also use uBlock Origin? Both seems open source.

[Patrick M. Hausen]

AdGuard Home is great and available on OPNsense.

[robertkwild]

on opnsense theres

services > unboundDNS > blocklist

can i do it there (to get rid of youtube ads)

[Patrick M. Hausen]

As was repeatedly explained there is no DNS based block mechanism that will get rid of YT ads. They are serving the ads from the same hostnames/URLs as the main content.

[robertkwild]

ok thanks pmhausen and all

[lilsense]

You are right, i was not crystal clear. Blocking at Apple stuff and native youtube apps is afaik not possible.
But browser stuff is possible.

Thanks for the tip. Did not know SponsorBlock
You prefer SponsorBlock? Or do you also use uBlock Origin? Both seems open source.

Sponsorblock is the way to go as it also blocks the "Self-Promo!" although you can ignore and watch what you like including the ads and all!!!

I use NewPipe SponsorBlock version to watch YT on droid.

[robertkwild]

is there an adblocker for youtube app on android?

[lilsense]

Just go to the main source and there are options...

https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/wiki/Android