We’re aware of a new YouTube issue occurring today and have released a fix for it: https://t.co/bGYBG3nxAi
To get the fix as soon as possible, manually update the browser’s ad blocker. Here’s how to do it on each platform 👇
Desktop: Go to Settings > Shields > Content filtering and click the “Update lists” button
iOS: Go to Settings > Shields & Privacy > Content Filtering and click the “Update Lists” button
Android: Go to Settings > Brave Shields & privacy > Content filtering and click the “UPDATE” button
After that, reload your YT tabs.
If you go to Brave://components on Android and desktop after updating, you should now see “Brave Default Adblock Filters” at Version 1.0.1989 or later and “Experimental ad blocker” at Version 1.0.84 or later.
Let me know if you’re still having issues!
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The issue is that a lot of people genuinely believe DuckDuckGo and Ecosia are the privacy-preserving options on this list. They market themselves that way. We read both privacy policies.
DuckDuckGo runs on Bing. Ad clicks are managed by Microsoft's ad network, and the privacy guarantee on those clicks is a Microsoft commitment [not a technical control, straight from DDG's own policy]. Their revenue model depends on Microsoft serving those ads.
In May 2022, security researcher Zach Edwards found DDG's browser was allowlisting Microsoft trackers on third-party sites (Bing and LinkedIn domains).
Founder Gabriel Weinberg confirmed the same day: their Microsoft search syndication agreement contractually prevented them from blocking Microsoft-owned scripts.
Ecosia is the more interesting case. Policy states every query automatically sends your IP and search terms to Bing or Google. Bing retains IP for 6 months, cookie IDs 18 months. With consent, Ecosia layers Microsoft Clarity on top, which captures session recordings up to 30 days. Their AI chat pipes queries to OpenAI, retained 30 days.
The only major consumer search engine with an independent web index outside Google, Bing, Yandex and Baidu is Brave Search.
iOS won't let you add it.