Disclaimer: YouTube changes their detection scripts regularly, which means there might be times that you encounter their message. There's no way around this if you want to remain logged in. It should only happen in brief periods of time after they change scripts and before we updated our filters. You can visit this page to see if the latest script has been fixed already. If it has and you get the message, please read the thread carefully.
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Image: How the 4 stages of YouTube Detection look like.
🟦 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 🟦
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What do these 4 stages of detection warning actually do?
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Stage 1 is just a simple popup interruption, you can dismiss it and continue on.
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Stage 2 is the same, but the close button is only available after a time delay.
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Stage 3 is a type of "last chance warning" - it gives you 3 videos to open (not necessarily watch) before it moves you to the next stage.
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Stage 4 is the final stage. It's no longer a popup. It replaces your video, making it "impossible" to watch.
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I don't want my playback blocked! What can I do?
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Simply follow this guide below. It will help you hide from detection and resume your playback.
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I heard YouTube is banning accounts if I don't stop - can I prevent that?
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People just misinterpret the "playback is blocked" message into thinking they're banned.
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There's no reason to think YouTube is going to ban your entire account. This would accomplish nothing - banned users can't buy premium. And would likely just make a new account to continue on.
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I've never seen this message. Is this because of my browser being X or Y?
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No, YouTube didn't roll this out to everybody yet. They are still expanding their reach with this impediment to other regions.
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The detection is account and cookie based, which means you're less likely to encounter consistent warnings in a private window or just not logged in. Some users report detection occurring without logging in though.
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We've had reports of this happening on all browsers. The reason people think a new browser resolved this for them is likely due to it not having old YouTube/Google cache and cookies. The same can be accomplished by creating a new browser profile or by:
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Logging out of all Google services,
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Closing all YouTube/Google tabs,
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Clearing cache and cookies (all or just Google/YouTube),
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Restarting the browser,
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Logging back in.
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Is installing/using uBlock Origin enough to never see this message again?
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Never? Unfortunately, no. As explained the very top of this thread, YouTube changes their detection scripts regularly. This means there will be some windows of time between their new script going live and our filters defeating them.
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uBO can't fix issues caused by:
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Other extensions - not all of them have to be YouTube related. Totally random extensions might cause the message. Most common are other content blockers or privacy extensions.
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Your browser's own adblocking mechanisms.
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DNS blocking. It's often included in a VPN.
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Other outside the browser protections such as: HOSTS file blocking, Antivirus/Internet Security programs and other privacy tools.
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which is why the instructions below will ask you to test without using your personal config. This is to eliminate conflicts. You can try restoring your config later. If you do it gradually, you'll find out what was causing the issue in the first place.
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Can I somehow check if uBO's filters are up to date?
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Certainly! Please visit https://drhyperion451.github.io/does-uBO-bypass-yt/. If it's green, the ID matches, which means the filters were updated already for the latest script. If it's red, it means we're either still working on a fix or the latest script didn't defeat our current filters. No match does not mean you will get detected. You only might, that's it.
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I've seen people suggesting I add specific filters, use a userscript or another extension. Is that safe?
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No, it's not. Most of the suggested filters going around are very outdated, some were taken from our first threads.
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Even fresh filters go outdated very quickly. If they work today, they might be the exact cause of the problem tomorrow.
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Userscripts have a lot of power, they can be abused to cause damage. Even "safe" ones may cause conflicts.
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Same thing for extensions - better not install random ones. And, again, they may easily cause conflicts.
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Even if a niche solution works for you and lasts a little longer, it's only because it's too small for YT to care. Once you popularize it, they'll take it down too.
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I was able to hide the popup simply by blocking it with uBO's Picker. Why aren't you doing that?
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This only works temporarily. For stages 1-3. You're still reach stage 4 by doing this. And this might cause scrolling issues and not
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