YouTube playback issue with Ghostery enabled: videos keep loading and sCPN changes repeatedly

[UtkuGARIP]

Problem

I am experiencing a YouTube playback issue when Ghostery is enabled.

Videos do not start properly or keep reloading/retrying. In YouTube's Stats for nerds, the sCPN value changes repeatedly during the failed load attempts.

When I disable Ghostery and refresh the same page, playback works normally.

Reproduction steps

1. Turn on Ghostery
2. Go to https://www.youtube.com
3. Open any video
4. Notice that the video does not load correctly / keeps retrying
5. Open Stats for nerds
6. Check that sCPN keeps changing
7. Disable Ghostery
8. Refresh the page
9. The video starts working again

Expected result

YouTube videos should play normally with Ghostery enabled.

Actual result

The player fails to load correctly and appears to retry continuously. During this, sCPN changes over and over.

Environment

• Browser: Zen Browser (Firefox 152.0.4) (x64)
• Browser version: 1.21.5b
• Ghostery version: 10.5.50
• Operating system: Windows 10 Pro (x64)

Notes

• This seems reproducible on YouTube video pages
• Disabling Ghostery resolves the issue

Possible related detail

This may be related to request blocking or interference with YouTube player/network requests, since the issue disappears immediately when Ghostery is disabled.

Console Logs

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[seia-soto]

Hi @UtkuGARIP and @hiSandog ,

Thank you for reporting the issue. I was able to reproduce the issue on Firefox and now working on the fix. I'll post the update here once I get a progress. I don't know what is sCPN but it must be related to the filter issue.

Thanks.

[seia-soto]

Will anyone try apply this custom filters? You can apply custom filters by accessing Ghostery settings via popup and go to additional filters.

Details

youtube.com#@#+js(trusted-rpnt, script, (function serverContract(), '(()=>{if("YOUTUBE_PREMIUM_LOGO"===ytInitialData?.topbar?.desktopTopbarRenderer?.logo?.topbarLogoRenderer?.iconImage?.iconType||location.href.startsWith("https://www.youtube.com/tv#/")||location.href.startsWith("https://www.youtube.com/embed/"))return;const e=ytcfg.data_.INNERTUBE_CONTEXT.client.userAgent,t=t=>{ytcfg.data_.INNERTUBE_CONTEXT.client.userAgent=t?e.replace?.(/(Mozilla\/5\.0 \([^)]+)/,"$1; "+t):e},o=["adunit","lactmilli","channel","instream","eafg"];let r=!1,n=o;document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",(function(){const e=()=>{const e=document.getElementById("movie_player");if(!e||!window.location.href.includes("/watch?"))return void(n=o);const a=e.getPlayerResponse?.(),s=e.getProgressState?.(),i=e.getStatsForNerds?.();if(s&&s.duration>0&&(s.loaded<s.duration||s.duration-s.current>1)||a?.videoDetails?.isLive){if(!i?.debug_info?.startsWith?.("SSAP, AD")){const o=a.videoDetails?.videoId,s=a.playerConfig?.playbackStartConfig?.startSeconds??0,l=e.getPlayerStateObject?.()?.isBuffering,d=a.playabilityStatus?.errorScreen,c=JSON.stringify(d?.playerErrorMessageRenderer?.subreason?.runs||d?.playerInterstitialRenderer?.content?.interstitialViewModel?.description?.commandRuns);return void("UNPLAYABLE"===a?.playabilityStatus?.status&&!d?.playerErrorMessageRenderer?.playerCaptchaViewModel&&c?.includes?.("WEB_PAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN")&&c?.includes?.("https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3037019")?(n=n.slice(1),n.length>0?t(n[0]):t(""),r=!1,e.loadVideoById(o,s)):0===n.length?(r=!1,t("")):l&&"0.00 s"===i?.buffer_health_seconds&&"0x0"===i?.resolution&&r&&(t(n[0]),r=!1,e.loadVideoById(o,s)))}s.duration>0&&e.seekTo?.(s.duration)}};e(),new MutationObserver((()=>{e()})).observe(document,{childList:!0,subtree:!0})})),window.Map.prototype.has=new Proxy(window.Map.prototype.has,{apply:(e,t,o)=>{if("onSnackbarMessage"===o?.[0]&&!r){const e=document.getElementById("movie_player");if(!e)return;const t=e.getStatsForNerds?.(),o=e.getPlayerStateObject?.()?.isBuffering,a=e.getPlayerResponse?.()?.playbackTracking?.videostatsPlaybackUrl?.baseUrl;o&&"0.00 s"===t?.buffer_health_seconds&&"0x0"===t?.resolution&&n.length>0&&(a.includes("reloadxhr")&&(n=n.slice(1)),r=!0)}return Reflect.apply(e,t,o)}});const a={apply:(e,t,o)=>{const r=o[0];return"function"==typeof r&&r.toString().includes("onAbnormalityDetected")&&(o[0]=function(){}),Reflect.apply(e,t,o)}};window.Promise.prototype.then=new Proxy(window.Promise.prototype.then,a)})();(function serverContract()', sedCount, 1)

www.youtube.com##+js(trusted-rpnt, script, (function serverContract(), '(()=>{if("YOUTUBE_PREMIUM_LOGO"===ytInitialData?.topbar?.desktopTopbarRenderer?.logo?.topbarLogoRenderer?.iconImage?.iconType||location.href.startsWith("https://www.youtube.com/tv#/")||location.href.startsWith("https://www.youtube.com/embed/"))return;const e=ytcfg.data_.INNERTUBE_CONTEXT.client.userAgent,t=t=>{ytcfg.data_.INNERTUBE_CONTEXT.client.userAgent=t?e.replace?.(/(Mozilla\/5\.0 \([^)]+)/,"$1; "+t):e},o=["adunit","lactmilli","channel","instream","eafg"];let r=!1,n=o;document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",(function(){const e=()=>{const e=document.getElementById("movie_player");if(!e||!window.location.href.includes("/watch?"))return void(n=o);const a=e.getPlayerResponse?.(),s=e.getProgressState?.(),i=e.getStatsForNerds?.();if(s&&s.duration>0&&(s.loaded<s.duration||s.duration-s.current>1)||a?.videoDetails?.isLive){if(!i?.debug_info?.startsWith?.("SSAP, AD")){const o=a.videoDetails?.videoId,s=a.playerConfig?.playbackStartConfig?.startSeconds??0,l=e.getPlayerStateObject?.()?.isBuffering,d=a.playabilityStatus?.errorScreen,c=JSON.stringify(d?.playerErrorMessageRenderer?.subreason?.runs||d?.playerInterstitialRenderer);return void("UNPLAYABLE"===a?.playabilityStatus?.status&&!d?.playerErrorMessageRenderer?.playerCaptchaViewModel&&c?.includes?.("WEB_PAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN")&&c?.includes?.("https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3037019")?(n=n.slice(1),n.length>0?t(n[0]):t(""),r=!1,e.loadVideoById(o,s)):0===n.length?(r=!1,t("")):l&&"0.00 s"===i?.buffer_health_seconds&&"0x0"===i?.resolution&&r&&(t(n[0]),r=!1,e.loadVideoById(o,s)))}s.duration>0&&e.seekTo?.(s.duration)}};e(),new MutationObserver((()=>{e()})).observe(document,{childList:!0,subtree:!0})})),window.Map.prototype.has=new Proxy(window.Map.prototype.has,{apply:(e,t,o)=>{if("onSnackbarMessage"===o?.[0]&&!r){const e=document.getElementById("movie_player");if(!e)return;const t=e.getStatsForNerds?.(),o=e.getPlayerStateObject?.()?.isBuffering,a=e.getPlayerResponse?.()?.playbackTracking?.videostatsPlaybackUrl?.baseUrl;o&&"0.00 s"===t?.buffer_health_seconds&&"0x0"===t?.resolution&&n.length>0&&(a.includes("reloadxhr")&&(n=n.slice(1)),r=!0)}return Reflect.apply(e,t,o)}});const a={apply:(e,t,o)=>{const r=o[0];return"function"==typeof r&&r.toString().includes("onAbnormalityDetected")&&(o[0]=function(){}),Reflect.apply(e,t,o)}};window.Promise.prototype.then=new Proxy(window.Promise.prototype.then,a)})();(function serverContract()', sedCount, 1)

[seia-soto]

Please, make sure you should clean-up the custom filters after a while because those are not managed by Ghostery team and you will have a stale filter at some point.

[seia-soto]

refs ghostery/broken-page-reports#267

[seia-soto]

I just merged ghostery/broken-page-reports#2454 for the potential quick fix and waiting for the server to pick it up.

[seia-soto]

Reporting the access information: AS20394 WA, US. Tested via the below videos on Firefox and Chromium:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQWH8o6kwMI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWkM5kEH9PM
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xW45Y6SxLI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0XheeCS3CI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SevhjgrLyJQ
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYlODtkyw_I
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjykQcGbRIY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PpWneOBJls
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOg88-w4xjI

[UtkuGARIP]

Hi @UtkuGARIP and @hiSandog ,

Thank you for reporting the issue. I was able to reproduce the issue on Firefox and now working on the fix. I'll post the update here once I get a progress. I don't know what is sCPN but it must be related to the filter issue.

Thanks.

Right-click on the YouTube video for statistics, for those who are interested.

Will anyone try apply this custom filters? You can apply custom filters by accessing Ghostery settings via popup and go to additional filters.
Details

youtube.com#@#+js(trusted-rpnt, script, (function serverContract(), '(()=>{if("YOUTUBE_PREMIUM_LOGO"===ytInitialData?.topbar?.desktopTopbarRenderer?.logo?.topbarLogoRenderer?.iconImage?.iconType||location.href.startsWith("https://www.youtube.com/tv#/")||location.href.startsWith("https://www.youtube.com/embed/"))return;const e=ytcfg.data_.INNERTUBE_CONTEXT.client.userAgent,t=t=>{ytcfg.data_.INNERTUBE_CONTEXT.client.userAgent=t?e.replace?.(/(Mozilla\/5\.0 \([^)]+)/,"$1; "+t):e},o=["adunit","lactmilli","channel","instream","eafg"];let r=!1,n=o;document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",(function(){const e=()=>{const e=document.getElementById("movie_player");if(!e||!window.location.href.includes("/watch?"))return void(n=o);const a=e.getPlayerResponse?.(),s=e.getProgressState?.(),i=e.getStatsForNerds?.();if(s&&s.duration>0&&(s.loaded<s.duration||s.duration-s.current>1)||a?.videoDetails?.isLive){if(!i?.debug_info?.startsWith?.("SSAP, AD")){const o=a.videoDetails?.videoId,s=a.playerConfig?.playbackStartConfig?.startSeconds??0,l=e.getPlayerStateObject?.()?.isBuffering,d=a.playabilityStatus?.errorScreen,c=JSON.stringify(d?.playerErrorMessageRenderer?.subreason?.runs||d?.playerInterstitialRenderer?.content?.interstitialViewModel?.description?.commandRuns);return void("UNPLAYABLE"===a?.playabilityStatus?.status&&!d?.playerErrorMessageRenderer?.playerCaptchaViewModel&&c?.includes?.("WEB_PAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN")&&c?.includes?.("https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3037019")?(n=n.slice(1),n.length>0?t(n[0]):t(""),r=!1,e.loadVideoById(o,s)):0===n.length?(r=!1,t("")):l&&"0.00 s"===i?.buffer_health_seconds&&"0x0"===i?.resolution&&r&&(t(n[0]),r=!1,e.loadVideoById(o,s)))}s.duration>0&&e.seekTo?.(s.duration)}};e(),new MutationObserver((()=>{e()})).observe(document,{childList:!0,subtree:!0})})),window.Map.prototype.has=new Proxy(window.Map.prototype.has,{apply:(e,t,o)=>{if("onSnackbarMessage"===o?.[0]&&!r){const e=document.getElementById("movie_player");if(!e)return;const t=e.getStatsForNerds?.(),o=e.getPlayerStateObject?.()?.isBuffering,a=e.getPlayerResponse?.()?.playbackTracking?.videostatsPlaybackUrl?.baseUrl;o&&"0.00 s"===t?.buffer_health_seconds&&"0x0"===t?.resolution&&n.length>0&&(a.includes("reloadxhr")&&(n=n.slice(1)),r=!0)}return Reflect.apply(e,t,o)}});const a={apply:(e,t,o)=>{const r=o[0];return"function"==typeof r&&r.toString().includes("onAbnormalityDetected")&&(o[0]=function(){}),Reflect.apply(e,t,o)}};window.Promise.prototype.then=new Proxy(window.Promise.prototype.then,a)})();(function serverContract()', sedCount, 1)

www.youtube.com##+js(trusted-rpnt, script, (function serverContract(), '(()=>{if("YOUTUBE_PREMIUM_LOGO"===ytInitialData?.topbar?.desktopTopbarRenderer?.logo?.topbarLogoRenderer?.iconImage?.iconType||location.href.startsWith("https://www.youtube.com/tv#/")||location.href.startsWith("https://www.youtube.com/embed/"))return;const e=ytcfg.data_.INNERTUBE_CONTEXT.client.userAgent,t=t=>{ytcfg.data_.INNERTUBE_CONTEXT.client.userAgent=t?e.replace?.(/(Mozilla\/5\.0 \([^)]+)/,"$1; "+t):e},o=["adunit","lactmilli","channel","instream","eafg"];let r=!1,n=o;document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",(function(){const e=()=>{const e=document.getElementById("movie_player");if(!e||!window.location.href.includes("/watch?"))return void(n=o);const a=e.getPlayerResponse?.(),s=e.getProgressState?.(),i=e.getStatsForNerds?.();if(s&&s.duration>0&&(s.loaded<s.duration||s.duration-s.current>1)||a?.videoDetails?.isLive){if(!i?.debug_info?.startsWith?.("SSAP, AD")){const o=a.videoDetails?.videoId,s=a.playerConfig?.playbackStartConfig?.startSeconds??0,l=e.getPlayerStateObject?.()?.isBuffering,d=a.playabilityStatus?.errorScreen,c=JSON.stringify(d?.playerErrorMessageRenderer?.subreason?.runs||d?.playerInterstitialRenderer);return void("UNPLAYABLE"===a?.playabilityStatus?.status&&!d?.playerErrorMessageRenderer?.playerCaptchaViewModel&&c?.includes?.("WEB_PAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN")&&c?.includes?.("https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3037019")?(n=n.slice(1),n.length>0?t(n[0]):t(""),r=!1,e.loadVideoById(o,s)):0===n.length?(r=!1,t("")):l&&"0.00 s"===i?.buffer_health_seconds&&"0x0"===i?.resolution&&r&&(t(n[0]),r=!1,e.loadVideoById(o,s)))}s.duration>0&&e.seekTo?.(s.duration)}};e(),new MutationObserver((()=>{e()})).observe(document,{childList:!0,subtree:!0})})),window.Map.prototype.has=new Proxy(window.Map.prototype.has,{apply:(e,t,o)=>{if("onSnackbarMessage"===o?.[0]&&!r){const e=document.getElementById("movie_player");if(!e)return;const t=e.getStatsForNerds?.(),o=e.getPlayerStateObject?.()?.isBuffering,a=e.getPlayerResponse?.()?.playbackTracking?.videostatsPlaybackUrl?.baseUrl;o&&"0.00 s"===t?.buffer_health_seconds&&"0x0"===t?.resolution&&n.length>0&&(a.includes("reloadxhr")&&(n=n.slice(1)),r=!0)}return Reflect.apply(e,t,o)}});const a={apply:(e,t,o)=>{const r=o[0];return"function"==typeof r&&r.toString().includes("onAbnormalityDetected")&&(o[0]=function(){}),Reflect.apply(e,t,o)}};window.Promise.prototype.then=new Proxy(window.Promise.prototype.then,a)})();(function serverContract()', sedCount, 1)

I tried the script you shared, but the YouTube playback issue is still happening.

Please, make sure you should clean-up the custom filters after a while because those are not managed by Ghostery team and you will have a stale filter at some point.

I don't use a special filter.

[UtkuGARIP]

I turned off the Ghostery ad-blocking feature; YouTube videos are loading now, but the annoying ads between videos have come back, and there’s an ad in the top-right corner of the page that says “Meet MILFs.” YouTube is so hypocritical.

[seia-soto]

Hi @UtkuGARIP ,

Thank you for the update. I will check if it's still flaky or unstable. We don't know if those YouTube debug panel would help but we're open for more information.

We've updated our clients to use those script changes and it should be effective right now. We're keep monitoring the incoming ad-blocking error reports spikes on YouTube other than that.

I appreciate it in advance and we will try our best to find the stable solution.

[UtkuGARIP]

Thanks for the information @seia-soto
YouTube has been taking a very aggressive stance on this issue lately. Unfortunately, turning off Ghostery’s ad-blocking feature no longer works. I had no choice but to disable the extension. I installed the “Autoskip” extension for in-video ads. That’s how I’m managing for now.