Why is my AdBlock not working on YouTube, Twitch?

Many users use AdBlock to prevent Ads from spamming websites with unnecessary information and history-revealing ads. It is just a JavaScript file that automatically detects the Ads and stops them from being rendered onto the Website.

However, sometimes it has been seen that users face a problem where it doesn’t block the ads. Many users have reported that they’ve already tried multiple AdBlock but still the ads continue to pop up.

Ads can be frustrating most of the time and it’s frustrating when it’s the point when you know you’ve tried everything but still, it isn’t working.

However if you want to block those ads that the Twitch Streamer / YouTube Creator has inserted the ads right in the Vods, then any AdBlock cannot block the ads in that case.

There are multiple common reasons for AdBlock not working

• You’ve not updated the filtering list
• You’ve whitelisted the website
• You’ve misconfigured the settings

Not Updating the filtering list

Sometimes the auto-update AdBlock list doesn’t work and you’ve to manually update the list, due to that reason then it might not work on the system.

Continue without disabling

Sometimes websites don’t allow the users to view the content on their website without disabling the AdBlock which as the result spawns one or two ads but not a bulk like when you’ve disabled it.

Mis-configured settings

It might be sometimes that you’ve misconfigured the settings of the AdBlock, which leads to bypassing the ads from the filtering list.

Whitelisted the Website

Sometimes the users have whitelisted the websites which leads to showing them ads just on those whitelisted Websites only.

Just like in the above image we can see that I’ve whitelisted some of the websites, which mean that this AdBlock won’t work on the websites mentioned in the above Image.

Show Acceptable Ads

Sometimes users keep the option of showing acceptable ads enabled which leads to showing the ads to spawn on the website.

Acceptable ads are those ads that are not interfering with the content and are clearly written with the word advertisement and hereby follow the standards of the ads.

Make sure you’ve already opted out from the Show Acceptable Ads just like in the above Image

Conflict with other extensions

Sometimes it can happen that the AdBlock you’ve installed is having issues with another extension you’ve installed.

For Example:- If you’ve installed AdBlock and AdBlock Plus then they might have compatibility issues.

Try using different Adblock instead

Sometimes it can happen that the Region is affecting the list of the Adblock and you might have to look for a different one.

Try uBlock Origin ( We recommend this because of its dynamic adblocking as Adblock and Adblock Plus are developed by keeping YouTube in mind ).

Sometimes Browser may be a Problem

After all these steps you might want to use something which just automatically does all the AdBlock stuff for you. We’ll introduce you to Brave Browser which is based on Chromium Browser but has different features ( unique to its own ). Brave AdBlock is the most secure and already installed, you’ll get it right after installing this browser.

The best part of this browser is that it focuses on the Privacy of the user more than on monitoring the user’s activity ( like in Google Chrome ).

Conclusion

Here in this article, we’ve discussed the different reasons why AdBlocking Extension is not working, and also saw the solutions and alternatives if it’s broken. Try using anyone you’d like and comment down below which one of the above worked out for you.

Thank you for reading,

Happy Hacking