# Help for ads in Youtube

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/help-for-ads-in-youtube/68810>\
**Category:** Community Help\
**Created:** [March 7, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/help-for-ads-in-youtube/68810 "2024-03-07T13:27:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![rdwebdesign](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/rdwebdesign/32/51363_2.png) [@rdwebdesign](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/rdwebdesign)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/help-for-ads-in-youtube/68810/3 "2024-03-07T17:21:04Z")

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> [@Stefano](#):
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> I would like to know if I can block these ads using DNS

Probably not possible, because the ads are served from the same domains/subdomains as the content.

> [@Youtube ads getting through Pihole / Any advances in 100% blocking without also blocking Youtube videos?](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/youtube-ads-getting-through-pihole-any-advances-in-100-blocking-without-also-blocking-youtube-videos/60951):
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> I tried searching for help on the forums regarding Youtube ads still getting through PiHole but the last ones seemed several years old. I'm currently in a battle to block adverts without then blocking the video I want to watch. I'm blacklisting the domains that start with R then a number from google but as mentioned in another thread it seems that the adverts and videos are piped from the same source, so either I get adverts and the video, or I get the first few seconds of the video then the per…

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