# how to stop youtube ads..... **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 10, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162 "2011-03-10T12:44:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![whereismymind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/49beb7/32.png) [@whereismymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whereismymind)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/1 "2011-03-10T12:44:40Z")
while playing a music video??? This is driving me crazy! Even when I stop it before the music starts, halfway thru the song the movie trailer or whatever starts playing again…anyone know how to disable this obnoxious feature???:mad: ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/2 "2011-03-10T15:39:38Z")
Those ads are embedded into the video itself. I suggest watching music videos on other websites instead. ---
**Author:** ![ExcitedIdiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@ExcitedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExcitedIdiot)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/3 "2011-03-11T15:23:42Z")
Ad Muncher. it costs around 20 a year, but to me it’s worth it. It eliminates all the youtube ads, Hulu ads and most other video ads as well. It also blocks all the ads that Adblock Plus does. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/4 "2011-03-11T16:48:43Z")
Install adblock+. I think it’s available for more browsers, but it certainly works for me on firefox. And it’s free. > **[Adblock Plus | The world's #1 free ad blocker](https://adblockplus.org/en/)** > > Adblock Plus, the most popular ad blocker on Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Android and iOS. Block pop-ups and annoying ads on websites like Facebook and YouTube. ---
**Author:** ![ExcitedIdiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@ExcitedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExcitedIdiot)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/5 "2011-03-11T17:43:40Z")
> [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > Install adblock+. I think it’s available for more browsers, but it certainly works for me on firefox. > > And it’s free. > > [Adblock Plus | The world's #1 free ad blocker](http://adblockplus.org/en/) It doesn’t block the youtube ads that the OP mentions. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/6 "2011-03-11T17:49:39Z")
> [@ExcitedIdiot](#): > > It doesn’t block the youtube ads that the OP mentions. Weird. I watch youtube all the time and I’ve never seen any ads. Anyone have a link to a video that has an ad like that? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/7 "2011-03-11T18:02:48Z")
> [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > Weird. I watch youtube all the time and I’ve never seen any ads. > > Anyone have a link to a video that has an ad like that? Exactly what I was thinking too. ---
**Author:** ![moldybread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@moldybread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moldybread)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/8 "2011-03-11T19:30:04Z")
I use adblock+ on firefox and have NEVER EVER had to watch an ad on youtube. I also use the NoScript plugin. ---
**Author:** ![ExcitedIdiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@ExcitedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExcitedIdiot)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/9 "2011-03-11T19:34:26Z")
Can’t seem to find a video that has one, but I know I’ve seen them before. Here’s an article about them: [YouTube Embraces Pre-Roll Video Ads](http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/08/youtube-embraces-pre-roll-video-ads/) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/10 "2011-03-11T19:40:44Z")
> [@ExcitedIdiot](#): > > Can’t seem to find a video that has one, but I know I’ve seen them before. Here’s an article about them: > > [YouTube Embraces Pre-Roll Video Ads](http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/08/youtube-embraces-pre-roll-video-ads/) Well, I just played the example in that link, and I got no ad. However, it does say that the ads don’t always appear. I have never seen a preroll ad except when ABP was off. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/11 "2011-03-11T21:08:42Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Well, I just played the example in that link, and I got no ad. However, it does say that the ads don’t always appear. > > I have never seen a preroll ad except when ABP was off. Same here. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/12 "2011-03-12T02:02:15Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I have never seen a preroll ad except when ABP was off. Me too. I’ve ramped up my youtube usage in the last 6 months, just about every day, and I haven’t seen these. Firefox with APB. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/13 "2011-03-12T02:20:55Z")
> [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > Weird. I watch youtube all the time and I’ve never seen any ads. I’ve never seen an ad on Youtube as well. Adblocker on Firefox. I had no idea they even had ads on Youtube. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/14 "2011-03-12T20:42:26Z")
> [@ExcitedIdiot](#): > > Ad Muncher. it costs around 20 a year, but to me it’s worth it. It eliminates all the youtube ads, Hulu ads and most other video ads as well. It also blocks all the ads that Adblock Plus does. Are you sure about Hulu? What does it do? Show a blank screen during the ad or skip ahead? ---
**Author:** ![ExcitedIdiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@ExcitedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExcitedIdiot)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/15 "2011-03-15T15:00:08Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Are you sure about Hulu? What does it do? Show a blank screen during the ad or skip ahead? it replaces the ads with a 2 second clip that just says “Blocked by Ad Muncher”. There a 30 day [free trial](http://www.admuncher.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/16 "2011-03-15T20:05:25Z")
I’ve heard people talk about ads on Youtube. I thought they were banners that ABP blocked. I never knew there were video ads before the video started. That article claims that the ads started about two years ago. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-youtube-ads/574162/17 "2011-03-15T22:22:52Z")
> [@ExcitedIdiot](#): > > Ad Muncher. it costs around 20 a year, but to me it’s worth it. It eliminates all the youtube ads, Hulu ads and most other video ads as well. It also blocks all the ads that Adblock Plus does. It’s worth it to me too. I even bought a copy for my work computer.