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Status: WontFix
Owner: ----
Closed: Nov 2016
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EstimatedDays: ----
NextAction: ----
OS: Linux , Windows , Mac
Pri: 3
Type: Bug



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Bug in youtube non-skippable ads.

Reported by aniketsa...@gmail.com, Oct 10 2016

Issue description

This template is ONLY for reporting Download Protection Bypass bugs within
Chrome and is not for requesting a review of sites or binaries identified
as malicious.

VERSION
Chrome Version: 53.0.2785.143 (64-bit)
Operating System: Ubuntu 14.10

REPRODUCTION CASE
I have reported this bug to (Jonathan) yt-partner-support@google.com and he accepted that what i reported is a workaround , but when i asked about any kind of bounty, Jonathan asked me to contact someone else so i thought of submitting the report again. I can forward you the copy of email conversation between me and Jonathan, if you need, just email me about it. The steps to reproduce the bug are as follows:

lets assume that the url is "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=someRandomAlp".
Now, as soon as you see a Non-skippable ad

Steps to follow:
  1. Append #t=0 to the url and press enter(Nothing will happen but your current url has became "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=someRandomAlp#t=0").
  2. now press f5 or reload the page and there you go, Ad has been disappeared :)
  
Sometimes you may need to reload the page twice or thrice till the ad disappears.

Browser/OS: 

I have cross checked in most of the modern browsers with different OS, IT WORKS EVERYWHERE!!!

I have attached video while performing the above method.

Scenario: An application that appends t=0 can be made. Also if the ad appears in the middle of video, getting url at current time can also work to make ads disappear.
 
chrom1.mp4
9.3 MB View Download
moz1.mp4
1.2 MB View Download
moz2.mp4
3.0 MB View Download
Cc: sureshkumari@chromium.org
Labels: Needs-Feedback OS-Mac OS-Windows
Unable to open the link that you provided.
Could you please provide any other url to reproduce the issue.

Thanks,

Status: WontFix (was: Unconfirmed)
This would be a YouTube bug and not a Chrome bug - if a bug bounty is what you're after, I think yt-partner-support@google.com might have been a better contact. Perhaps ask them to be more specific about who you should have contacted instead?

From a quick look online though, it doesn't seem like YouTube is covered for regular bug bounties, only for security vulnerabilities, so I'm not sure if you'll have much success with that - I could be wrong though.

Closing this as WontFix (not a Chrome bug).

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