Skip all the annoying YouTube ads, once and for all.

DuckDuckGo can now block YouTube ads for free. I tested it across multiple devices to see if it actually works — and it does.

I tried DuckDuckGo's new video player, and it blocks YouTube ads for free ...

In a blog post, DuckDuckGo announced that its browser is now able to block most video ads, including on YouTube. According to ...

DuckDuckGo's browser now blocks YouTube video ads by default on several platforms, giving users another way around the usual ...

DuckDuckGo is going after YouTube ads. The privacy-focused company announced Wednesday that its free DuckDuckGo browser now ...

July 8, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google DuckDuckGo now lets you watch YouTube ...

DuckDuckGo’s web browser, often referred to as the DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser, can now block video ads, including in-video ...

DuckDuckGo's browser blocks YouTube pre-roll and mid-roll ads on the standard site for free, using uBlock Origin filter lists. Here's where it works, the Android caveat and the buffering trade-off.

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade for multiple publications, including Times Internet, Guiding Tech, Android ...

DuckDuckGo announced that its browser can now block most video ads on YouTube, including those shown before the video starts ...