Does uBlock Origin (uBO) currently bypass YouTube's adblock detection?

Echoing the people in that thread: works fine with firefox

Haven't had any issues.

Better question is: Can I block that crap via PiHole at the perimeter?

It works most of the time for me. I do keep updating the filter list in ubo but sometimes it still doesn't work and i end up with the pop up "Allow ads to play this video". I'm using Firefox btw.