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This is very bad: If you have ADHD ad-blockers are essential to use platforms like YouTube as they let you block comment sections and suggested content, which a
by pera 3y ago
This is very bad: If you have ADHD ad-blockers are essential to use platforms like YouTube as they let you block comment sections and suggested content, which are highly distracting.
- hutzlibu 3y agoYou can configure uBlock origin to only let through the ads, but still block the other garbage. Or you can pay for youtube - or you can find something else. I hope this move will strengthen alternatives.
- pera 3y agoYeah but if they are simply detecting user agents with ad-blockers (which is often the case) then it won't matter
- cuttysnark 3y ago> they are simply detecting user agents with ad-blockers The browser's user agent string doesn't change based on plugins installed, or at all--unless end user changes it purposefully. The ad-block detection is likely and usually a separate script that runs an interval check on the existence/visibility of ad-related DOM elements (which would be false when hidden/removed by a plugin or even the developer tools)
- pera 3y agoA "browser" is a user agent: https://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/work/wiki/Definition_of_User_Agent https://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/work/wiki/Definition_of_User_Agent