Some think it’s Google fighting against Adblock users considering the fact that ads are used by Google to make them money. Even though the battle may appear to be lost, we may have some solutions for you to try out so make sure you follow the methods below!
Solution 1: Log out of Your Google Account
It seems that the ads are somehow tied to your Google account you use while browsing YouTube and it makes sense considering the fact that ads will show up based on data collected about your browsing experience. Logging out of and back into your Google account while browsing YouTube seems to have helped plenty of users so consider trying this one out!
Solution 2: Disable and Re-enable the Adblock Extension
The main reason people are upset about Adblock not working on YouTube is because everyone who is using this tool is getting long, unskippable ads which usually last around a minute and a half while other users are able to skip them right after five seconds. It appears that YouTube has decided to flag users who are using Adblock by preventing them from skipping ads at all. However, some users have reported that this can be fixed by disabling and re-enabling the extension in your browser.
Microsoft Edge:
Google Chrome:
chrome://extensions/
Safari:
Mozilla Firefox:
Start using YouTube to see that you are now able to skip ads as other users who are not using Adblock are able to. Re-enable the extension after a while by following the same steps.
Solution 3: Update your Extension to the Latest Version
This problem was a major one and Adblock developers managed to respond quickly and release a new version for almost all browsers which is supposed to fix the problem. This new version is supposed to be installed automatically as soon as developers release it. If you are struggling with getting the newest version, you can do the best if you uninstall it first by following the steps from one of the solutions above and reinstalling it by typing its name in the homepage of the store your browser is using and clicking the install button. Check to see if the problem is solved.
Solution 4: Update Filter Lists Manually
Even if an update wasn’t released, you may still run the old filter lists which may become obsolete if the page (YouTube in this example) has changed its structure in any way. You need to make sure you receive the updates regularly and you can always update the filter list manually by following the steps below:
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