Stopping spam from google, youtube, etc.

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  1. Posts : 1,728
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       #31

    Cerawy said:
    • As soon as you enter youtube, a popup message asking you to sign up appears.
    • I want to disable autoplay from youtube completely. (Solved with this addon.)
    • I want to disable playlists from being recommended on youtube.
    • I want to disable the popup player, that appears in the bottom right corner, if you click on a playlist.
    • Sometimes youtube crashes the video you are watching, only to show a popup message asking you to sign up.
    • Sometimes youtube shows an annotation in the bottom right corner, that asks you to subscribe to the channel.
    • Sometimes youtube shows an annotation with suggested videos, in the upper right corner of the video you are watching.
    • Sometimes, towards the end of a video, youtube will suggest various videos from the channel you just watched.
    • Whenever you skip forward in a video, a popup dialog with three arrows appears in the video you are watching.
    • Sometimes, youtube will show you a popup message, saying that you have been signed out.
    I just want to add one of my concerns...
    Be careful how you deal with popups that ask you accept something, ex. legal stuff, cookies etc.

    While blocking them is possible you may end up much worse than before without even knowing it, since you never accept or review your options, rights or whatever (because it was blocked and not processed) that means site is probably free to collect any information they want by default including additional info to "troubleshoot the issue".

    I think it's safer to log in to site and adjust your preferences and privacy options, at least you would know to what you agreed and don't have to degrade browser with addons.
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  2. Posts : 1,031
    Thread Starter
       #32

    I found a way to get rid of the miniplayer, that pops up everytime you click away from a playlist. You have to use this addon. The miniplayer will still be visible for a brief moment, but the addon gets rid of it again. There's some similar addons, but they don't seem to work.
    Last edited by Cerawy; 12 Apr 2021 at 18:30.
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  3. Posts : 4,594
    Windows 10 Pro
       #33

    Just add some extensions.

    I use 3 uBlock Origin, Disconnect, and Malwarebytes Browser Guard

    Try them.
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  4. Posts : 1,031
    Thread Starter
       #34

    I'm getting yet another message, which asks if you are satisfied with the videos you have been watching, with a list of smileys.
    Last edited by Cerawy; 12 Apr 2021 at 18:31.
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  5. Posts : 1,728
    Windows 10 Pro x64 22H2
       #35

    Please take a screenshot of this message, maybe you're dealing with spyware and not legal google adds.
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  6. Posts : 1,031
    Thread Starter
       #36

    It's a pretty standard message on youtube, it's not related to spyware i think. I will see if i can get a screengrab of it, but it only appears occasionally. Anyway, i found this addon, which seems to solve some of the problems.
    Last edited by Cerawy; 12 Apr 2021 at 18:32.
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  7. Posts : 1,728
    Windows 10 Pro x64 22H2
       #37

    @Cerawy
    You do not need any addons, except only 1 which does all the job.
    it was already mentioned in this thread long time ago
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  8. Posts : 1,031
    Thread Starter
       #38

    Which one are you talking about, specifically?
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  9. Posts : 1,031
    Thread Starter
       #39

    I'm getting an annoying issue on youtube. Sometimes, there's a blue line that appears in the youtube player, which prevents me from scrolling up and down, plus it causes some of the buttons to not work correctly, e.g if i click on the pause button, the video continues to play. I'm not sure if this is a browser problem, a youtube problem or something else, but how do i get rid of it?
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    Last edited by Cerawy; 29 May 2021 at 05:47.
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  10. Posts : 1,031
    Thread Starter
       #40

    Could someone please clarify what the blue lines and squares are, and why they appear?
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