Blocks YouTube ads effectively without detection.
// ==UserScript==
// @name YouTube Ad Blocker (Updated)
// @namespace https://example.com/
// @version 1.0
// @description Blocks YouTube ads effectively without detection.
// @author hunter
// @match *://*.youtube.com/*
// @grant GM_addStyle
// @run-at document-end
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
const adSelectors = [
'.ytp-ad-player-overlay',
'.ytp-ad-module',
'.ytp-ad-text',
'.ad-interrupting',
'.video-ads',
'.ytp-ad-image-overlay'
];
const adPatterns = [
'googleads.g.doubleclick.net',
'youtube.com/api/stats/playback',
'youtube.com/get_video_info'
];
// Block network ads (fetch and XHR)
const blockNetworkAds = () => {
const originalFetch = window.fetch;
window.fetch = function(url, options) {
if (adPatterns.some(pattern => url.includes(pattern))) {
console.log('Blocked fetch request:', url);
return new Promise(() => {});
}
return originalFetch.apply(this, arguments);
};
const originalXhrOpen = XMLHttpRequest.prototype.open;
XMLHttpRequest.prototype.open = function(method, url) {
if (adPatterns.some(pattern => url.includes(pattern))) {
console.log('Blocked XMLHttpRequest:', url);
return;
}
return originalXhrOpen.apply(this, arguments);
};
};
// MutationObserver to hide ads
const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
adSelectors.forEach(selector => {
document.querySelectorAll(selector).forEach(ad => {
ad.style.display = 'none'; // Hide the ad instead of removing it
});
});
});
const startObserver = () => {
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
};
// Initialize the script after the video player is loaded
const initializeObserver = () => {
const player = document.querySelector('video');
if (player) {
startObserver();
} else {
setTimeout(initializeObserver, 1000); // Retry after 1 second if player isn't found
}
};
// Inject styles to hide ads without affecting the video player
GM_addStyle(`
${adSelectors.filter(selector => !selector.includes('video')).join(', ')} {
display: none !important;
visibility: hidden !important;
}
`);
// Initialize the script
blockNetworkAds();
initializeObserver();
})();