# TheRealJoelmatic/RemoveAdblockThing

The intrusive "Ad blocker are not allowed on YouTube"  message is annoying. This open-source project aims to address this issue by providing a solution to bypass YouTube's ad blocker detection

Repository: https://github.com/TheRealJoelmatic/RemoveAdblockThing
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/removeadblockthing
Homepage: http://joelmatic.com/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: tampermonkey, tampermonkey-userscript, adblock, youtube, remove-not-allowed, undetected, youtube-adblocker
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-12-24T20:21:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 75
- inputs: {"age_days": 1060, "days_push": 617, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5981, forks 324 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:33.963350+00:00)

## What it is
A Tampermonkey userscript that removes YouTube's 'Ad blocker is not allowed' popup and bypasses ad blocker detection. It also provides an undetected ad-skipping method for blocked video players.

## Use cases
- remove youtube adblock popup
- bypass youtube ad blocker detection
- watch youtube videos with adblock enabled
- fix ad blockers violate youtube terms of service message
- skip youtube ads undetected
- unblock youtube video player when adblock detected

## When to choose
- You want a lightweight userscript instead of a full ad blocker extension
- You need to bypass YouTube's ad blocker detection popup
- You already use Tampermonkey and want a simple fix

## When to avoid
- You want a maintained solution - the project is no longer maintained
- You just need general ad blocking - uBlock Origin is recommended by the author
- You need support or updates against YouTube's latest countermeasures

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: browser-extension, security, privacy
- domain: browser-extensions, privacy, media
- platform: browser, browser-extension
- tags: userscript, tampermonkey, youtube, adblock, ad-blocking, popup-removal, javascript

## Member repositories
- TheRealJoelmatic/RemoveAdblockThing (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:33.963350+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:50:02.352057+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TheRealJoelmatic/RemoveAdblockThing (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:33.963350+00:00, sha de41382f0e8e)
  - homepage: http://joelmatic.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:46:07.429564+00:00, sha 2f6ebb32926b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.