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Re:uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts by IG_Semmelweiss on Saturday February 14, 2026 @06:38PM (#47019550)
i'm the same as you, but YT has started to place its content behind sign-in wall

Anon usage + uBlock and VPN, is a dead man walking

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Re:uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts by drnick1 on Saturday February 14, 2026 @09:51PM (#47020601)
> YT has started to place its content behind sign-in wall

Any examples of that?

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Re:uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts by wpm on Saturday February 14, 2026 @11:36PM (#47021090)
yt-dlp has to have you install an entire JS runtime for it to function now.
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Re:uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts by IG_Semmelweiss on Friday February 20, 2026 @06:35PM (#47095599)
Try opening any monetized video behind a VPN service, with a clean browser cache, and not using chrome .

50/50 it will play, without logging in 1st

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