Update (10/29/2023): If you are fully updated (both Brave version ad ad-blocker component) and are still being detected by YoutTube, it may be the extensions you have installed. There are some extensions that will trigger Youtube’s detection that may need to be disabled or you will continue to see …

NOTICE: Addressing a couple ongoing issues (Youtube Ads, VPN)

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