After many a year using AdBlock Plus without any qualms, gripes, annoyances, or other issues specifically to block Youtube ads, Google made the brilliant decision to start a self-fulfilling prophecy by blocking access to the site for those that use such an extension

Barring the fact this is the web equivalent of mandating the installation of cameras on every television set, (such that the cable provider can remove service from those whom aren't confirmed to be watching and listening throughout the entirety of every break) even if I disabled AB+ (Something I didn't even consider doing due to Google;'s increasingly anti-creator, way-too-particular rules), I would likely be seeing the popups anyway as a result of NextDNS being implemented across the entire household, and me browsing almost-exclusively in Private/Incognito mode.

As such, my journey found me happening upon Ghostery, and after a bit of research, I figured it was worth a go.

Overall, I'm quite pleased with the decision to swap over, as I didn't realise how much I'd rather just go right into a site without any cookies needing to be configured, and start doing what I actually came to.

However, while the extension did as-promised and blocked off the unwanted window, it only did that for a time, as the window popped up again this most recent session

Oddly, though, it went away and stopped showing up after a time, so it seems as though it still blocks the lockout, but not the window itself.

I suspect this to be fixed in a future update, though, and also will revise this review to 5 stars if it is, but either way, if you'd like total privacy not just on Youtube, but literally everywhere, give this a go!

Since I'm concerned about my online privacy, I've been using Ghostery for many years now. I've never had to complain about anything; on the contrary, I've discovered some unexpected trackers when browsing certain websites. What's more, I really like to read their newsletter about data privacy and cybersecurity. As I don't work in this domain, it let me get informed without the need to search for news.

After a time it just causes issues and have to disable it re enable it or just uninstall it and reinstall it weird this is new.
Some time also bugs out and cant click on links or just will broke the links.
Web page log in some time brakes as well.
Overall its good but to much to debug here.

yes it helps but every few days it stops working and i need to remove it and install it again, does anyone know how to fix this problem?? its extremely annoying...

Has to be the best overall privacy protector I have ever had the privilege of using.
Many others have come and gone but Ghostery goes from strength to strength and it is quite evident from the dedication of the team that it will do so into the increasingly problematic future.
Thank you Team. You deserve the highest accolades.

since i have had Ghostery i have many warning of sites and what the security industry and corporations are up to.

I'm always using Ghostery and can't imagine not using it. Thanks Ghostery

Best ad-blocker I've ever used! I love the Ghostery 10 redesign and 'Never Consent'!