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NonStop YouTube
Ad blocking mashup that also dismisses the idle prompt
✅ What it claims to do
Combined the pause-clicker with ad blocking, comment hiding, and Shorts suppression.Worked across Chrome, Edge, and Opera via sideloading when still listed.Offered a lightweight popup UI for quick feature toggles.
⚠️ Reported Issues
- Removed from the Chrome Web Store due to policy or security concerns.
- Aggressive ad blocking triggered YouTube warnings and playback blocks.
- Auto-closing every dialog interfered with unsubscribing and moderation.
Detailed Review Signals
👍 Positive Findings
- Provides continuous playback by preventing the pause dialog.
- Blocks video ads and banners, offering an ad-free experience.
- Allows hiding comments and YouTube Shorts for a cleaner interface.
- Starts working immediately after installation; no setup required.
- Supports playlists, making binge-watching smoother.
- Rated above 4★ (4.19★ average before removal).
- Considered more reliable than some other nonstop extensions.
- Recent updates (until mid-2025) kept it functional.
- Appreciated by international users, with multilingual support.
- Improves performance by removing ads.
- Lightweight download (about 80 KB).
- Contains a user-friendly popup for reviews and updates.
- ...and 8 more positive signals
👎 Negative Findings
- Removed from the Chrome Web Store on 2025-08-07, signalling potential policy issues or abandonment.
- Causes repeated videos in playlists or stops playback unexpectedly.
- Auto-closes important confirmation dialogs, preventing unsubscribing or comment deletion.
- Flagged as an ad blocker, which may cause YouTube to block videos or restrict access.
- Full-screen mode may exit when the extension tries to dismiss a popup.
- Popup for reviews is intrusive and can interfere with browsing.
- Occasionally fails to prevent auto-pause, especially with new YouTube updates.
- Playlist support unreliable; it may skip or repeat tracks.
- Could not be installed after removal; only sideloading works.
- Lacks official support, given its removal.
- High risk rating due to permissions and ad-blocking features.
- Can interfere with channel subscriptions, requiring multiple attempts.
- ...and 28 more negative signals