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You're probably using a chromium browser.
Nope, Firefox. YouTube does A/B testing for their ad methods, so what works for you won’t work for everyone.
@mic_check_one_two
that's odd, I've been using yt with ublock origin for years with no ads, only the occasional video taking a long time to load but it eventually starts.
I also have pihole but don't get ads even when not at home, so ublock is definitely doing the heavy lifting
I understand the A/B testing thing but wouldn't that get to everyone eventually?
@alsimoneau
I've maybe had a fail twice. Nothing a quick F5 didn't fix.