Inappropriate ads on Youtube

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Hi,

A colleague of mine bought a new phone for his kid. Made a new gmail account, paused history, locations everything in myaccount settings. Opened YT and there is this

Any idea how to disable these kinda ads? Why in the world is even Google pushing these ads?
Is there a way to install two YTVanced apps in a phone? Many clone apps don't clone this one. 1 did but it is full of ads itself.

Thanks

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@whitestar_999 @SaiyanGoku @anupam_pb

Remove the pics and then we can discuss. Just describing the ads would be enough, no need to post something that can be considered NSFW here.

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Are you saying these ads were shown in official youtube app??

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Desmond David said:
Remove the pics and then we can discuss. Just describing the ads would be enough, no need to post something that can be considered NSFW here.

First one can be considered NSFW but later ones,I think spoiler tag is enough. Even for first one spoiler tag should be enough as it is no more NSFW than some Indian mainstream TV content.

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Desmond David said:
Remove the pics and then we can discuss. Just describing the ads would be enough, no need to post something that can be considered NSFW here.

Removed as full screen, should I remove the thumbnails too or add a NSFW tag?

whitestar_999 said:
Are you saying these ads were shown in official youtube app??

Yes.

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whitestar_999 said:
First one can be considered NSFW but later ones,I think spoiler tag is enough. Even for first one spoiler tag should be enough as it is no more NSFW than some Indian mainstream TV content.

Isse jyada to netflix etc. ne gand machaya hai lol

billubakra said:
Isse jyada to netflix etc. ne gand machaya hai lol

Yeah, but for Netflix you have to give a credit card number to access the content.

Anyway, FWIW, YouTube ads are generally based on search history and other data they collect. Perhaps try disabling targeted ads. It's also possible that the data is associated with the IP address which is now associated with your router.

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Desmond David said:
Yeah, but for Netflix you have to give a credit card number to access the content.

Anyway, FWIW, YouTube ads are generally based on search history and other data they collect. Perhaps try disabling targeted ads. It's also possible that the data is associated with the IP address which is now associated with your router.

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He got a brand new sim and internet is being used with that sim itself. He doesn't have wifi. Targeted ads already paused as mentioned above.

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billubakra said:
Removed as full screen, should I remove the thumbnails too or add a NSFW tag?

Yes.

What was the age set in that newly created gmail id? If the kid is below 13 then install youtube kids app.
*play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.kids&hl=en_IN

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whitestar_999 said:
What was the age set in that newly created gmail id? If the kid is below 13 then install youtube kids app.
*play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.kids&hl=en_IN

IDK about the age. Is YT kid streaming comedy shows too?
Is there a way to install two YTVanced apps in a phone?

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billubakra said:
IDK about the age. Is YT kid streaming comedy shows too?
Is there a way to install two YTVanced apps in a phone?

Try the app for a day or two to see what it offers.

Other than using paid clone app for removing ads,I don't think it is possible to do it in a free way with no ads.

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whitestar_999 said:
Try the app for a day or two to see what it offers.

Other than using paid clone app for removing ads,I don't think it is possible to do it in a free way with no ads.

Bro YTvanced is a modded version of YT. He has installed it for the kids due to the ads but it is somewhat complicated. Now using 2 YTVanced apps in one phone is a different question.

YT Vanced should take care of everything. Why do you want a 2 of them?

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billubakra said:
Bro YTvanced is a modded version of YT. He has installed it for the kids due to the ads but it is somewhat complicated. Now using 2 YTVanced apps in one phone is a different question.

Yes I know that is why I said it is not possible to do it in a free way because installing two same apps of any kind will need an app cloning app.

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SaiyanGoku said:
YT Vanced should take care of everything. Why do you want a 2 of them?

He needs in his phone. Don't know why. Is it possible to install 2 of them?

whitestar_999 said:
Yes I know that is why I said it is not possible to do it in a free way because installing two same apps of any kind will need an app cloning app.

Can you suggest one?

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billubakra said:
He needs in his phone. Don't know why. Is it possible to install 2 of them?

Can you suggest one?

The one that you said worked but with lots of ads,there should be an option to pay & remove the ads.

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whitestar_999 said:
The one that you said worked but with lots of ads,there should be an option to pay & remove the ads.

Actually no they were solely based on apps with no in apps purchases. Let's wait for goku and anupam to suggest one.

billubakra said:
Actually no they were solely based on apps with no in apps purchases. Let's wait for goku and anupam to suggest one.

One method to remove ads is to use Adaway or Blokada. Ask him why he needs two instances of youtube app. He can just use a browser instead.

You could also use Newpipe, which is a fully non-Google YouTube app.

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Clear Chrome YouTube history, my google activity.. everything.. start afresh

Which phone is this? Some chinese phones, like Redmi 8 new versions, are pushing many invasive ads.
Secondly, Youtube have a paid version where you can subscribe to Youtube premium and get rid of ads.
Third, as mentioned YT Vanced is a modded version which you can use to remove ads without paying.

Personally I pay google to get rid of ads on 6 accounts at once. The family plan. Its Rs 189 per month. Never seen an ad in a year.

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Vyom said:
Which phone is this? Some chinese phones, like Redmi 8 new versions, are pushing many invasive ads.
Secondly, Youtube have a paid version where you can subscribe to Youtube premium and get rid of ads.
Third, as mentioned YT Vanced is a modded version which you can use to remove ads without paying.

Personally I pay google to get rid of ads on 6 accounts at once. The family plan. Its Rs 189 per month. Never seen an ad in a year.

I also thought about it but the app is official youtube app & ads inside it are solely controlled by google I believe.

I would like to get more screenshots. Preferably not cropped.

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TigerKing said:
Clear Chrome YouTube history, my google activity.. everything.. start afresh

whitestar_999 said:
I also thought about it but the app is official youtube app & ads inside it are solely controlled by google I believe.

Vyom said:
I would like to get more screenshots. Preferably not cropped.

New M31. New Jio Sim. Chrome is disabled. Only Samsung browser. He took extended screenshots, had to crop them to zoom in on these.
Here's what I conclude, ads personalization in the newly created google id is turned off. Maybe this is the reason for these kinda ads, keeping in mind that he must have selected some random year with age 18+. Even if that's the case never thought Skynet would stoop so low to rake in those $$$$

billubakra said:
Only Samsung browser. He took extended screenshots, had to crop them to zoom in on these.

Disable all browsers. Use Brave and Firefox Focus instead.

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SaiyanGoku said:
Disable all browsers. Use Brave and Firefox Focus instead.

Browsers have nothing to do with this.

billubakra said:
Browsers have nothing to do with this.

Brave has inbuilt adblock. Won't show any ads in youtube.

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SaiyanGoku said:
Brave has inbuilt adblock. Won't show any ads in youtube.

How will that help in controlling ads in youtube app or do you mean to say to use browser & not app.

whitestar_999 said:
How will that help in controlling ads in youtube app or do you mean to say to use browser & not app.

Yes, I meant instead of using Youtube via App or stock browser, he should use it via Vanced App or Brave Browser.

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SaiyanGoku said:
Yes, I meant instead of using Youtube via App or stock browser, he should use it via Vanced App or Brave Browser.

Seems good. @billubakra I second this option,I have noticed that on youtube app the frequency of ads is much more than browser version using some type of ad blocker.

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SaiyanGoku said:
Yes, I meant instead of using Youtube via App or stock browser, he should use it via Vanced App or Brave Browser.

He has installed YTVanced in the new phone. Already using the same in his phone, though wanted a clone of this app. Reason one for personal usage so suggestions are also kinda the personal videos-comedy, action etc. The second for work/news purposes. Any clone app or similar app like that of YTVanced?
Tried newpipe as suggested above. It ain't good.

Same happening for me. On android 10.
Even adaway not blocking it.
You found solution?
On android 9 ads were nullified. Only video ads were there..

Found solution..
For rooted and xposed installed devices..
Use this module (not app)
YouTube AdAway

*forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/app-t2547316

*repo.xposed.info/module/ma.wanam.youtubeadaway

Works on any official YouTube versions..

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Try Youtube Go.

*play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.mango&hl=en_IN

billubakra said:
Any clone app or similar app like that of YTVanced?

Try this one and see if it works or not

*play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lbe.parallel.intl&hl=en

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A new phone, with a new google account created with a new jio sim. Now until and unless Google is exporting Jio company's history this is Google's fault
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Mod edit: Removed pic because of bad language and image.

FFS man you don't have to share the pics. Just describe it and it would be enough.

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@billubakra Edited your post to add spoiler tag, don't want this pic to popup on somebody's screen especially nowadays when most are working from home. But I have to say you need to at least use some editing in paint to draw some black lines over cuss words/images for such images when posting.

I removed the pic for good measure.

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Desmond David said:
I removed the pic for good measure.

Yeah that is better after all.

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Desmond David said:
FFS man you don't have to share the pics. Just describe it and it would be enough.

Desmond David said:
I removed the pic for good measure.

Sorry Guys. Why is Google posting this porno related banners.

IDK man, the best you can do is report such ads and google will suppress them.

Desmond David said:
IDK man, the best you can do is report such ads and google will suppress them.

It depends a lot on locality. I get "obscene" ads too sometimes in home town.

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I have two permanent solutions:

1. Use an ad blocker such as Blokada (for non-root phones) or AdAway (for rooted phones).
2. Use an alternative youtube app such as Newpipe or Skytube. I personally use Newpipe.

Edit: Updated thread title for clarity.

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Desmond David said:
IDK man, the best you can do is report such ads and google will suppress them.

They won't do shit. People in other forums are reporting banners which will make all banners posted here look like saints.

thetechfreak said:
It depends a lot on locality. I get "obscene" ads too sometimes in home town.

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I doubt that it has to do something with location. Check xda or other sites people are getting these ads almost everywhere in India.

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billubakra said:
I doubt that it has to do something with location. Check xda or other sites people are getting these ads almost everywhere in India.

Tell me how do you get these ads because when I open youtube app all I see is usual ads between video playing.

These must be due to some sort of malware / adware / modified apk / modified android OS or something. IMO There is very little chance this is google's doing.

I would suggest a factory reset.

Google just takes the money to show these ads.

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cute.bandar said:
These must be due to some sort of malware / adware / modified apk / modified android OS or something. IMO There is very little chance this is google's doing.

No, it is because of the ad provider itself. Desperate people who've never been on the internet are trying to find stuff on youtube. This creates an opportunity to push such ads and these in turn affects everyone with an Indian IP address.

Desmond David said:
I have two permanent solutions:

1. Use an ad blocker such as Blokada (for non-root phones) or AdAway (for rooted phones).
2. Use an alternative youtube app such as Newpipe or Skytube. I personally use Newpipe.

Edit: Updated thread title for clarity.

sorry but adaway does not suppress in app ads. And blokada will be heavy on battery usage due to vpn network. Instead buying vpn seems better choice.
I have adaway which does not block YouTube ads.

Surprisingly, I also got those dating aps ad when I reset device (clean flash).
What I did was simply reset add personalization.
Setting>Google>ads
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But I am not seeing any such ads in youtube app(though I use it rarely).

whitestar_999 said:
But I am not seeing any such ads in youtube app(though I use it rarely).

On Android 9, I used to see less ads to no ads on YouTube with "adaway". Something is not right with Android 10 or maybe YouTube version.. don't know

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TigerKing said:
On Android 9, I used to see less ads to no ads on YouTube with "adaway". Something is not right with Android 10 or maybe YouTube version.. don't know

May be as I am using android 9 & haven't updated youtube app in last 1-2 months.

which types of Ad are we talking about ?

- The picture popup ads
- The video ads which play in between videos
- The Banner ads which is displayed in youtube UI

Zangetsu said:
which types of Ad are we talking about ?

- The picture popup ads
- The video ads which play in between videos
- The Banner ads which is displayed in youtube UI

Banner ads (mostly)
Video ads

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cute.bandar said:
These must be due to some sort of malware / adware / modified apk / modified android OS or something. IMO There is very little chance this is google's doing.

I would suggest a factory reset.

A new phone, with a new google account created with a new jio sim. Check other forums those porno ads are normal in YT.

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billubakra said:
A new phone, with a new google account created with a new jio sim. Check other forums those porno ads are normal in YT.

Check my previous posts, I am not seeing such ads on android 9 & 1-2 months old youtube app with no anti-ad app installed.

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whitestar_999 said:
Check my previous posts, I am not seeing such ads on android 9 & 1-2 months old youtube app with no anti-ad app installed.

No banner ads of any sort?

AdAway uses a patched hosts file to block and domains. This it needs to be updated from time to time as as domains change. That's probably what's happening. Otherwise, AdAway blocks all ads including the banner ads in apps and YouTube video ads.

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billubakra said:
No banner ads of any sort?

Nothing like 18+, I just opened youtube app & then scroll down the home screen for a minute with maybe 1 ad & rest all were video suggestions.

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whitestar_999 said:
Nothing like 18+, I just opened youtube app & then scroll down the home screen for a minute with maybe 1 ad & rest all were video suggestions.

Redmi K20? Rom?

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billubakra said:
Redmi K20? Rom?

Yes, default manufacturer rom based on Android 9.

Android 10 is not that good, you get new features but you may not like it. I hope Android R will not disappoint.
Downgrading to Android 9 seems good option for blocking ads.
AdAway was working fine on Android 9 for in app ads for YouTube but in Android 10 YouTube ads are aggressive.

billubakra said:
Check other forums those porno ads are normal in YT.

I never got those type of Ads on youtube.

Can you PM me the forum links ? I would look into that.

I've never encountered as well. Which makes me thing it's perhaps a regional thing.

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whitestar_999 said:
Yes, default manufacturer rom based on Android 9.

Something is seriously wrong with skynet.

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Zangetsu said:
I never got those type of Ads on youtube.

Can you PM me the forum links ? I would look into that.

Sure bro. Will send you tomorrow

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Desmond David said:
I've never encountered as well. Which makes me thing it's perhaps a regional thing.

I "think" it has to do with the oems/os. I have also not seen those kinda ads in my oneui. Yt in my friends phone is full of it. They are using bugplus, oppo and stuff. I might be wrong.

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Zangetsu said:
I never got those type of Ads on youtube.

Can you PM me the forum links ? I would look into that.

There is a dedicated thread about this too, I saved it somewhere. Sending you the same asap. Check these in the meanwhile

*support.google.com/youtube/thread/44543973?hl=en

*support.google.com/youtube/thread/18094797?hl=en

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1256499859290554370

2 more things: These ads seem to only appear on youtube app. Can people confirm this ? Second: As someone who searches for ahem SFW images. As in non-nude stuff on google Images, I can say that google algorithms are extremely extremely good at identifying NSFW from sfw images. I still feel its unlikely for such ads to slip google. Modded apps, comprised OS, are my prime suspects. Who knows it may have come modified from the store..

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@TigerKing I saw your deleted post so your idea does seem probable. Jio is no doubt used in a major way for watching pron so maybe google algorithm is tailoring ads depending on accessing network behaviour. I don't have a jio connection to test but I checked with local cable isp & airtel 4g with no difference in ads(aka no inappropriate ads).

whitestar_999 said:
@TigerKing I saw your deleted post so your idea does seem probable. Jio is no doubt used in a major way for watching pron so maybe google algorithm is tailoring ads depending on accessing network behaviour. I don't have a jio connection to test but I checked with local cable isp & airtel 4g with no difference in ads(aka no inappropriate ads).

Yes.
I was checking ads on wifi and mobile internet.
But I already installed AdAway, so deleted the post.
Surprisingly from 2 days I was not getting any new dating app ads. Only 1 banner ad on top of homepage on YouTube app.
I think those inappropriate ads appearing because I flashed new ROM a week back and set Google account.
It's just confusing.
Maybe AdAway not updating host or something wrong with the list etc etc.