YouTube (youtube.com)
“YouTube is an American video-sharing website. YouTube operates as one of Google's subsidiaries.” – Source
Ethical design violations
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8 trackers
Exposes you to third-party sites.
After Better
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12% Safer
10 requests blocked
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0% Lighter
14.83 KB saved
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9% Faster
1.01 seconds saved
Before | After | Improvement | |
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Requests: | 85 requests | 75 requests | 12% |
Weight: | 5.36 MB | 5.35 MB | 0% |
Speed: | 11.09 seconds | 10.08 seconds | 9% |
Statistics by Better Inspector based on the page as on Sunday, November 11th 2018
Block rules
We can’t currently block pre-roll ads on YouTube as Better is a native content blocker and we do not have script-level access to your browser.
Block adtech
Hide adtech in the sidebar. As you’re already on the YouTube site, we can’t block YouTube tracking via their ads.
- trigger:
- url-filter: youtube.com
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- selector: #container.ytd-iframe-companion-renderer > *.ytd-iframe-companion-renderer:last-child:not(#google_companion_ad_div), #player-ads, .iv-promo, .overlay-ads, .youtubeSuperLeaderBoardAdHolder, .youtubeSuperLeaderOverallAdArea, #masthead-ad, .video-ads
- type: css-display-none
- trigger:
- url-filter: www.youtube.com
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- selector: #container.ytd-iframe-companion-renderer > *.ytd-iframe-companion-renderer:last-child:not(#google_companion_ad_div), #player-ads, .iv-promo, .overlay-ads, .youtubeSuperLeaderBoardAdHolder, .youtubeSuperLeaderOverallAdArea, #masthead-ad
- type: css-display-none
But allow the button to Skip Ads through.
- trigger:
- url-filter: youtube.com
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- selector: .ytp-ad-player-overlay-skip-or-preview
- type: ignore-previous-rules
- trigger:
- url-filter: www.youtube.com
- load-type: first-party
- action:
- selector: .ytp-ad-player-overlay-skip-or-preview
- type: ignore-previous-rules
About Better
Better is a Safari content blocker for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It protects you from trackers and malvertising by enforcing the principles of Ethical Design.