Block YouTube ads

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I expected Pihole to block YouTube ads.

YouTube ads are served from the same domains as the content. With a domain blocker such as Pi-hole, it is very difficult to block the ads without blocking the content. There is a very long running thead on this topic:

How do I block ads on YouTube?

Update 2020-10-24 It's not likely that you'll be able to block in-video ads with Pi-hole. For that, you'll need something like uBlock origin for desktop, or vanced for android (Now defunct), This thread has been closed as there is not much more discussion to be had around the topic. Update 2018-11-14 User's have had good success here: I'm updating this top-level post as of 2018-10-16 since a lot of people land here. Blocking ads on YouTube is hit or miss with Pi-hole. The reason for th…

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