uAssets vs RemoveAdblockThing

uAssets

Resources for uBlock Origin, uMatrix: static filter lists, ready-to-use rulesets, etc. (by uBlockOrigin)

The intrusive "Ad blocker are not allowed on YouTube" message is annoying. This open-source project aims to address this issue by providing a solution to bypass YouTube's ad blocker detection (by TheRealJoelmatic)

tampermonkey tampermonkey-userscript

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uAssets		RemoveAdblockThing
	Project
376	Mentions	18
3,512	Stars	5,000
5.1%	Growth	-
10.0	Activity	8.9
4 days ago	Latest Commit	12 days ago
Adblock Filter List	Language	JavaScript
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	MIT License

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

uAssets

Posts with mentions or reviews of uAssets. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-13.

New Google Chrome feature blocks attacks against home networks
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 17 Feb 2024

1. Force uBlock Origin out.
2. Reimplement its features selectively.
uBlock Origin comes with a filter called 'Block Outsider Intrusion into LAN'[0].
[0] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/blob/master/filters/...
Migrate to Firefox and install uBlock Origin, you will have this feature and more.
DETECTED
1 project | /r/uBlockOrigin | 9 Dec 2023

fixed https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/commit/613159034ef6eed417516e90710474dfab42a808
look like YT winning over ad blocker?
1 project | /r/brave | 7 Dec 2023

BTW the whole issue was this, https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/commit/de85f38ad297a6724d3f06d360f1693ab29599ad
How to block this?
1 project | /r/uBlockOrigin | 4 Dec 2023

Aternos is problematic. See issue https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/13144
📌 YouTube Anti-Adblock and Ads - November 12, 2023 (Mega Thread)
3 projects | /r/uBlockOrigin | 13 Nov 2023

Fixing anti-adblock may cause ads or breakages. If you see any issue, please report back the EXACT URL and your country when accessing the URL so volunteers are able to investigate by commenting here or in this thread on github.
YouTube's Adblock detection might break the law in the EU
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 9 Nov 2023

Looking at the filters that uBlock is using, it still seems to be some sort of regex on the xhr request/response body [1]. Why can't youtube trivially defeat this by encrypting everything?
[1] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/commit/fb33bb3c1fa99...
questions about Ublock Operation
1 project | /r/uBlockOrigin | 2 Nov 2023

a) How does ublock (-the extention-) upgrade . i suppose what that purge caches does is going to the repo and grabs the latest lists/ids etc ... but if during this battle you had to upgrade the extention itself was this done via the extention store or the the extention goes grabs the new version by it self ?
YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 29 Oct 2023

Mega thread issue on GitHub tracking this https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/19976
Reddit is not and should not be considered a tech support site.
Tell HN: YouTube disabling playback after 3 videos
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Oct 2023

YouTube is stepping up the anti-adblock nonsense and will be disabling playback after 3 videos
Personally, this sort of arms race is only going to cause me to not use YouTube
https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/assets/47215043/f76f8ea2-3dd4-43ef-8293-353243cc5863
(Apologies if this was shared already)
YouTube is cracking down on consumers' favorite loophole
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Oct 2023

Tracking issue for uBlock Origin: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/19976

RemoveAdblockThing

Posts with mentions or reviews of RemoveAdblockThing. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-07.

My Ad Center notifications on YouTube
1 project | /r/chrome | 10 Dec 2023
Youtube is now blocking the entire website if an adblocker is detected on Firefox versions 11x
1 project | /r/youtube | 8 Dec 2023

I am using TamperMonkey which is an extension and add some scripts. Check this link maybe it can help you. https://github.com/TheRealJoelmatic/RemoveAdblockThing
A cool guide to setup your best YouTube
2 projects | /r/coolguides | 7 Dec 2023

You can use that script (just be careful to turn off ALL other adlockers for YT)
looking for free ad blocker reccomendations
2 projects | /r/brave_browser | 7 Dec 2023

If no, you can try this script with the tamper monkey extension: https://github.com/TheRealJoelmatic/RemoveAdblockThing
Props to u/Arielito0311
2 projects | /r/madlads | 7 Dec 2023
Youtube still blocked me with UBO running, on Brave. Even tho i mainly use FT, i still use yt for cooking vids n some extra vids, i went to check a simple video today & this showed up.. What to do now? Help!
1 project | /r/Piracy | 7 Dec 2023

What's helped me the most is using Tampermonkey with the "Remove Adblock" script, haven't seen the annoying ad block detection pop-up in weeks now.
Blocked again? Here's what works!
3 projects | /r/youtube | 7 Dec 2023

This solution uses a script to bypass the adblock-block. You can easily run scripts on websites with a browser add-on, like Tampermonkey. Get the addon, then install the RemoveAdblockThing script from here https://github.com/TheRealJoelmatic/RemoveAdblockThing
Did anyone else's uBlock Origin just break on YouTube?
2 projects | /r/Adblock | 7 Dec 2023
Counter YouTube Anti-Adblock?
1 project | /r/Adguard | 6 Dec 2023
I've Created My Own Kind of Adblock
1 project | /r/Adblock | 6 Dec 2023

For anyone not wanting to install an extension for this, there a JS script that does the same and can be used with sth. like e.g. Tampermonkey: https://github.com/TheRealJoelmatic/RemoveAdblockThing

What are some alternatives?

When comparing uAssets and RemoveAdblockThing you can also consider the following projects:

anti-adblock-killer - Anti-Adblock Killer helps you keep your Ad-Blocker active, when you visit a website and it asks you to disable.

TamperMonkeyScripts - Simple TamperMoneky scripts made by me to help with daily stuff

fadblock - Friendly Adblock for YouTube: A fast, lightweight, and undetectable YouTube Ads Blocker for Chrome, Opera and Firefox.

sox - Stack Overflow Extras: a userscript for the Stack Exchange websites to add a bunch of optional toggle-able features

uBlock - uBlock Origin - An efficient blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast and lean.

Hacker-News-Readability-Tweaks - A userscript to improve Hacker News (https://news.ycombinator.com/) readability. Compatible with Userscript (Safari), Violentmonkey, Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey, and other userscript browser extensions.

AdguardFilters - AdGuard Content Blocking Filters

MAL-Dubs - MAL Dubs is a userscript which labels over 4800 English dubbed titles on MyAnimeList.net and adds a Dub Only filter to search, seasonal and top anime pages.

FastForward - Don't waste your time with compliance. FastForward automatically skips annoying link shorteners.

YouTube-Livechat-GoToChannel - A simple userscript that restores the "Visit Channel" aka "Go To Channel" functionality in YouTube Livestream Chats.

privacy-redirect - A simple web extension that redirects Twitter, YouTube, Instagram & Google Maps requests to privacy friendly alternatives.

Old-Reddit-Redirect - Tampermonkey script to automatically redirect you to old.reddit.com