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Discontinued as there are better solutions and using a static address table to block Youtube Ads is no longer viable.

Block Youtube Ads

Purpose

Simple text file you can add to one of your adblocker's listings to block ads on desktops and rooted android devices

Applyes To

Adblock (Recommended software for desktops)
AdAway (Recommended software for rooted android devices)
DNS66 (Recommended software for unrooted android devices)
Hosts file in your computer

Usage

Android Devices

Rooted Devices:

Download AdAway and add https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arthurgeron/blockYTAds/master/hosts.txt to your listings

Unrooted Devices:

Download DNS66 through F-Droid, add https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arthurgeron/blockYTAds/master/hosts.txt to your domain listings.

Computers

Linux

Add the contents of https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arthurgeron/blockYTAds/master/hosts.txt to your /etc/hosts file

Windows

Add the contents of https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arthurgeron/blockYTAds/master/hosts.txt to your c:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts file

Credits: ihoman202 for making the address list, eLVee1991 for updated entries and this topic for keeping youtube ad blocking discussion alive.