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minus-square@nameisnotimportant@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish14•edit-223 hours ago fixed it by blocking the element Which one? That’d certainly help to know how to do that
minus-square@Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish16•20 hours ago www.youtube.com/##.paper-toast-open.yt-notification-action-renderer.style-scope.toast-button I believe it was this one, just add it as part of the filter list in ublock The extension I used for user agent was this one. I don’t think it matters what you spoof as, but I chose to spoof as chrome. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/user-agent-string-switcher/ So far it worked and I’m back to no ads and no interruptions
minus-square@Sunflier@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•12 hours agoOkay, I am trying to add it. Just copy your YouTube stuff -> go to myFilters -> paste?
minus-square@Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish3•11 hours agoYea, I have a couple more that I forget does what (I think a couple are for hiding youtube games and shorts and stuff), but it should just look like this in my filters.
minus-square@nameisnotimportant@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish2•17 hours agoThanks, I’ll have a look at this later and I’m sure it’ll prove useful for everyone!
minus-square@nameisnotimportant@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish1•17 hours agoYes they did! See right above or direct link https://sh.itjust.works/comment/19270078
Which one? That’d certainly help to know how to do that
I believe it was this one, just add it as part of the filter list in ublock
The extension I used for user agent was this one. I don’t think it matters what you spoof as, but I chose to spoof as chrome. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/user-agent-string-switcher/
So far it worked and I’m back to no ads and no interruptions
Okay, I am trying to add it. Just copy your YouTube stuff -> go to myFilters -> paste?
Yea, I have a couple more that I forget does what (I think a couple are for hiding youtube games and shorts and stuff), but it should just look like this in my filters.
Ty so very much kind person.
Thanks, I’ll have a look at this later and I’m sure it’ll prove useful for everyone!
Lemme know if they ever reply.
Yes they did! See right above or direct link https://sh.itjust.works/comment/19270078