Is It Haram To Use Ad Blockers And Download From Youtube?
As long as the terms of use are not violated then using an ad blocker can’t be considered haram. There are also ways that the content providers can detect ad blockers and refuse to serve content, however, most providers don’t mind ad blockers. That said, generally ad blockers do prevent ads, however, they record all of your browser activity and sell it to third party companies – just a word of caution! Downloading from Youtube or any other site that explicitly prohibits such activity through terms of use is obviously an immoral act. This is not only considered haram but it can also have legal implications.
Thanks both for the detailed answers. I don’t have any doubt about downloading the content. It certainly breaks the terms and conditions and YouTube clearly says you should not be downloading copyrighted material. Material that’s in public domain (and has no copyright) is fine. Regarding the ads blocking; so in light of what you said can we then safely say that using browsers such as Brave ( https://brave.com/ ) are haraam because they block ads out of the box and we have to use the websites with the ads? Also I think other browsers like Firefox and Opera are also adding features that will disable ads and trackers on websites. In that case will these browsers become haraam as well? This will mean that we can only use a browser that allows ads to browse the Internet. Also we wont have any control on our own computers. We are forced to use specific software.
Sorry, In my opinion, adblocker is haraam in normal situations, because it’s haq talfi of someone. In some of the cases(rare), it’s necessary to use adblocker of trusted sources. For example, any country is working on its Nuclear Weapons Project. So if that country is not considering its privacy, this project will be collapsed. So in that situation proper safety measures are done for privacy. So, in that case, it’s necessary to use adblock (in such situations, countries not rely on third party adblocker rather they develop their adblockers). It’s the same case as dead animal is haram but if you’re dying with hunger, you can eat.
Ah ok. got you. Thanks brother. Make sense.