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Fun fact, it seems this ban is IP based. (they're still testing in waves with a subset of overall users)
I switched to a new IP with my VPN, and while still signed in to the same YouTube account on the same video without ever clearing my cache or cookies, the block disappeared.
Genius work from the developers over at YouTube.
I think that's probably because ublock fixed the filters while u were doing this.
Just replace the watch?v= with embed/
Delete this, YouTube will catch on and block this workaround.
Edit: disregard. Here is a custom GreaseMonkey/ViolentMonkey userscript to automatically do this for you:
// ==UserScript==
// @name YouTube to Embed Redirect (Desktop & Mobile)
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 1.1
// @description Redirects YouTube video URLs (desktop and mobile) to their embed version.
// @author BaroqueInMind
// @match https://www.youtube.com/watch?v*
// @match https://m.youtube.com/watch?v*
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
// Extract the video ID from the URL
const videoId = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('v');
if (videoId) {
// Redirect to the embed URL
window.location.href = `https://www.youtube.com/embed/$%7BvideoId%7D`;
}
})();
Wouldn't surprise me in the least if some of the employees are watching threads like this one.
BTW, go fuck yourself, YouTube devs!
War, War never changes.
AdGuard pro, SponsorBlock, DeArrow, and Untrap for YouTube. I only rarely ever see a brief part of a sponsor ad, and never see YouTube’s own ads.
Untrap lets you modify nearly anything about YouTube like even removing the view count and channel avatars, among many other options.
mpv youtube-URL works just fine without even loading the crappy scripts to show a banner like that. Manage your subscriptions with a RSS feeder and you don't need an account to follow creators.
I use Firefox on Linux Mint, none of this happens and if it does you fix it by copy pasting a code on the settings of ublock
Still working here, you can try clearing ubo's cache to see if it goes away.