YouTube (youtube.com)

Ethical design violations

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• 8 trackers

  Exposes you to third-party sites.

After Better

• 12% Safer

  10 requests blocked

• 0% Lighter

  14.83 KB saved

• 9% Faster

  1.01 seconds saved

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

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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.

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