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Robert Michelson

18 Dec, 2015 07:48 PM

YouTube seems to have fixed it so that when AdBlock is enabled, one can not access the "skip ad" option button. I can get this back by disabling AdBlock via the Safari > Preferences panel, but going in and out of that is a pain if I am switching between windows. Unless I am missing something and you already have this implemented, I recommend having an option that appears in the menu bar to quickly and temporarily disable AdBlock and then re-endable it as I navigate various windows and sites. Better yet would be to Figure out what Google is doing at YouTube to prevent its ads from hiding the "skip ad" button automatically.

Thanks!

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Rhana on 23 Dec, 2015 05:13 PM

   

   Hi Robert,

   Can you please :

   1. Click the AdBlock button and select Options, then click SUPPORT. Next to "Have our team requested some debug info?" click here and paste the text from the box into this discussion.
      
   2. Provide a link to a video where you're seeing an ad you're unable to skip.

   Rhana
   AdBlock Community Manager

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2. 2 Posted by Robert C. Miche... on 23 Dec, 2015 05:46 PM

   

   Going to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA4VdiyzQ-I&ab_channel=DroneCampsRC on YouTube (as well as many other places) with AdBlock tuned on, starts out with a video commercial that can not be disabled. Reloading the URL doesn’t help. In my case, I must watch a 2 minute 33 second “Toys R Us” commercial before the YouTube content starts. If I disable AdBlock, then reload the YouTube URL, I am now offered the option to click away the commercial after only a few seconds, as a “Skip ad” button appears in the lower right hand corner of the YouTube video window.

   YouTube (Google) is apparently able to detect AdBlock and then hide the “Skip ad” button to force me to watch the commercial in its entirety if I have AdBlock enabled.

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3. Support Staff 3 Posted by Rhana on 26 Dec, 2015 08:08 PM

   

   Hi Robert,

   Let's try a couple of things, OK?

   1. First try updating your filter lists. Click the AdBlock button and select Options. On the FILTER LISTS tab click update now and then reload the page where you're seeing the problem. If the problem goes away, great, you're all done! You just had an outdated list. If the problem is still there, keep going.
      
   2. Next, try disabling all your filter lists. Uncheck all the lists on the "FILTER LISTS" page, then reload the page where you’re seeing the problem. If the problem goes away, great, we know it's one of the lists that's causing it.
      
   3. Now re-enable the lists one by one, reloading the page where you’re seeing the problem after each list is enabled. (Make sure to wait for AdBlock to fetch the list before reloading the page.) Which list causes the problem to happen again?
      
   4. Please report this to the list maintainers. You can find the contact info in our Knowledge Base.

   Please let us know how it goes!

   Rhana
   AdBlock Community Manager

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4. 4 Posted by Robert C. Miche... on 27 Dec, 2015 08:06 PM

   

   Dear Rhana,

   I tried everything that you suggested below, but nothing had any effect on the ads being thrown up by You Tube. Only disabling Ad Block provides access to the “Skip Ad” button. I have attached two screen shots, the first one shows the same point (4 seconds into the ad that precedes the actual You Tube video content). Note that the ad begin served up with Ad Block ON, does not afford the option to click out of the ad. The ad with Ad Block OFF, allows a click-away button that times out in about 5 seconds.

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   • Screen_Shot_2015-12-27OFF.png 469 KB
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5. Support Staff 5 Posted by Rhana on 30 Dec, 2015 07:58 PM

   

   Hi Robert,

   Please report this to the EasyList maintainers. You can find the contact info in our Knowledge Base. You'll need to click the New Topic button on the Report unblocked content page.

   Thanks! Please let us know if you don't hear back from them within a few days.

   Rhana
   AdBlock Community Manager

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