--- title: DuckDuckGo browser now blocks YouTube video ads | daily.dev description: DuckDuckGo's browser now blocks most YouTube video ads, including pre-roll and mid-roll ads, across iOS, Mac, and Windows by default. Android users must enable... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/duckduckgo-browser-now-blocks-youtube-video-ads-v7x8v6gio twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: DuckDuckGo browser now blocks YouTube video ads | daily.dev og:description: DuckDuckGo's browser now blocks most YouTube video ads, including pre-roll and mid-roll ads, across iOS, Mac, and Windows by default. Android users must enable... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/duckduckgo-browser-now-blocks-youtube-video-ads-v7x8v6gio og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/v7X8v6gIO.png og:image:alt: DuckDuckGo browser now blocks YouTube video ads og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # DuckDuckGo browser now blocks YouTube video ads **[BleepingComputer](https://daily.dev/sources/bleepingcomputer)** · 3 min read · 264 upvotes · 30 comments ## Summary DuckDuckGo's browser now blocks most YouTube video ads, including pre-roll and mid-roll ads, across iOS, Mac, and Windows by default. Android users must enable it manually in Settings. The feature uses community-maintained filter lists from uBlock Origin, supplemented by DuckDuckGo's own compatibility rules. It works separately from the existing Duck Player feature, and both can be used simultaneously. DuckDuckGo joins Brave and Opera in offering built-in YouTube ad blocking without third-party extensions. Minor buffering delays may occur, and the feature may occasionally break as YouTube changes its ad-serving methods. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@massiveawareness** · 20 upvotes > Unfortunately, it doesn't fix YouTube's vibe coded bugs. **@beyondaphelion** · 10 upvotes > You can use brave tbh **@kennedygitahi** · 3 upvotes > I smell a lawsuit coming. DuckDuckGo is already eating into Google's search market share and now its "going after" its ads on YouTube too? **@jenueldev** · 3 upvotes > Privacy-first browsing keeps evolving. **@astrootter** · 2 upvotes > I want this on my smart TV ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Watch YouTube Without Ads on the DuckDuckGo Browser](https://daily.dev/posts/watch-youtube-without-ads-on-the-duckduckgo-browser-cfpjpvmuc) · Spread Privacy · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Firefox helps iPhone users bypass ads on web sites while making money showing its own ads](https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-helps-iphone-users-bypass-ads-on-web-sites-while-making-money-showing-its-own-ads-usqyhc7tg) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Reduce clutter and distractions with Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS](https://daily.dev/posts/reduce-clutter-and-distractions-with-ad-blocker-for-firefox-on-ios-njuqi2uuw) · Mozilla · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Browsing tools and Ad blockers: A guide to cleaner web experiences](https://daily.dev/posts/browsing-tools-and-ad-blockers-a-guide-to-cleaner-web-experiences-zxvjvhtkg) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/duckduckgo-browser-now-blocks-youtube-video-ads-v7x8v6gio) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"DuckDuckGo browser now blocks YouTube video ads","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/duckduckgo-browser-now-blocks-youtube-video-ads-v7x8v6gio","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/duckduckgo-browser-now-blocks-youtube-video-ads-v7x8v6gio"},"datePublished":"2026-07-08T12:06:42.355Z","dateModified":"2026-07-09T00:17:27.780Z","description":"DuckDuckGo's browser now blocks most YouTube video ads, including pre-roll and mid-roll ads, across iOS, Mac, and Windows by default. 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