DuckDuckGo Now Blocks Most YouTube Ads Right Inside Its Browser
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DuckDuckGo has added a built-in YouTube ad-blocking feature to its browser that leverages community-driven filter lists (such as those from uBlock Origin) plus its own rules to prevent pre-roll and mid-roll video ads on the YouTube website; the article explains how it works, limitations on mobile (it cannot block ads when videos open in the YouTube app), and notes YouTube’s stance that ad blockers violate its Terms of Service.
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