times due to irritating banner ads we stop the videos. YouTube runs these advertisements before and during videos for the purpose of monetization and to generate revenue.
YouTube only allows users to disable ads on their own videos they have uploaded to YouTube. However, there are ways to block such banner ads and video ads. In this article, we will have a glance through 2 ways by which we can block youtube ads.You can choose any method from the following:
Method 1: Disable youtube ads using browser extensions/add-on.
Method 2: Manipulate the code in your browser’s developer console.
Method 1: How to remove ads from youtube videos using browser’s developer console
This is something technical and you need to spend an additional minute or two to get this to work. In this method, you have to write a piece of script (code) in your browser’s developer console.
Steps
(1) Open any YouTube video.
(2)Open the Developer Console in your browser using following keyboard shortcuts combinations.
Google Chrome: Ctrl-Shift-J
Firefox Mozilla: Ctrl-Shift-K
Internet Explorer: F12 and then click Console
(3) Paste the following code and hit Enter:
document.cookie=”VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=oKckVSqvaGw; path=/; domain=.youtube.com”;window.location.reload();
Block youtube ads with script
It’s done! This will block youtube ads forever. In future, if you want to enable the ads again due to any reason then you can enable it by writing such script. Follow the first 2 steps and paste the following code and hit Enter:
document.cookie=”VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=; path=/; domain=.youtube.com”;window.location.reload();
Disclaimer: Most of the time this method will work but sometimes it may not work for some users.
Method 2: How to block/remove youtube ads using third-party browser extensions/add-ons
Browser extensions/add-ons extends your web browser with additional features, modify web pages and integrate your browser with the other services. In short, it provides additional functionality to your browsers. Browser extensions or add-ons to block ads are easily available for all the browsers (Chrome, Firefox Mozilla, Safari, Internet explorer, Opera). Just you have to search specific ads blocker software to stop the ads and download it. After installing the extensions enable it on your browser. The most popular extension or add-on is Adblock. Before going through the tutorial of how to block youtube ads, let’s see the advantages of Adblock.
Advantages of Adblock:
AdBlock doesn’t just hide the advertisements but it stops the ads from being downloaded to your computer.
AdBlock make pages load faster by preventing ad scripts, images and flash videos from being downloaded automatically.
It doesn’t slow down the browser as it hardly consumes any memory.
For every browser, you can find out add-ons to stop ads on youtube videos. Here, for chrome and Mozilla users I will show you the steps of adding the extension.
For Chrome:
(1) Open chrome and go to Settings from the top-right side.
(2) Click Extensions from left menu. You will see all your extensions with their status (enable or disable). Now Scroll down.
Chrome extensions
(3) Click Get more Extensions.
Find extensions to block youtube ads
(4) On Chrome web store, search “youtube ads blocker” and hit Enter.
Search “youtube ads blocker”
(5) In Filters, select Extensions. You will see a list of youtube ads blocker like Adblock for youtube, Adblock, Adblock plus and many more. For chrome, I would suggest Adblock for youtube and Adblock.
Chrome extension to remove ads from youtube videos
(6) Click on +Free corresponding to Adblock for youtube.
(7) In confirm new extension popup, click on Add. It’s done!
For Mozilla:
In Mozilla, extensions are known as Add-ons.
(1) Open Mozilla and go to Settingsà Add-ons.
Mozilla Add-ons
(2) Search “adblock plus”.
Install Adblock Plus
(3) Click Install.
Once you install the above extension, you will not longer see banner ads while viewing videos.
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