I use Wipr as a content blocker on both macOS and iOS. I never see ads on YouTube. But I've always felt that it might not be enough some day. Perhaps that day is nearly here.
Interesting. I tried Wipr on macOS Safari for a couple weeks about a year ago, and there was effectively no ad blocking on YouTube, Twitch, or Twitter, which is coincidentally where I spend the bulk of my time.
It was a frustrating experience, I've tried Safari multiple times over the years since it is so much better on battery life, but Chrome always wins in usability and adblocking.
I switched back to Chrome + uBlock Origin and could use those sites ad-free again. Well, except for Twitch, since they found a workaround for adblockers last year.
I use Wipr and I just saw an ad today for the first time on YouTube in Safari. Usually, it throws up an error and you refresh and the video plays, but today’s it was error, then a skippable ad.
I've been using Wipr. I've been getting the white placeholder screen for just about a year now. Every one in a while I get actual ads getting thru, before a new update fixes it.
No. Wipr is a clean content blocker. I don’t know how it handles auto-updates of the blocklist, but I definitely don’t need to keep the app open nor does it add buttons to the interface like AdGuard does.
Running the app is not mandatory and neither is adding buttons to the interface. If you just need content blockers, you can simply enable just them, close the app and forget about it until you feel the need to check filters updates.
https://giorgiocalderolla.com/wipr-faq.html#youtube