YouTube stepped up its fight against ad-blockers in 2023, launching a three-strikes policy as well as intentionally delaying video playback for those with ad-blockers ...

Data shows Google’s attempts to force people to watch YouTube ads are having an effect on user behavior. 22% of users surveyed said the crackdown is more likely to make them use an ad-blocker. 16% of ...

If you go down to YouTube today you're in for a big surprise – or at least, you are if you're using an ad blocker. What began as a test of anti-blocking measures has now become an official "global ...

YouTube and ad blockers seem to mix like oil and water. On Monday, several Reddit users reported problems trying to play YouTube videos with an ad blocker enabled, as ...

YouTube denied further intensifying loading speed issues as part of its efforts to discourage ad blocker use. However, both Premium users and those using ad blockers have reported problems with the ...

YouTube recently took dramatic action against anyone visiting its site with an ad blocker running — after a few pieces of content, it'll simply stop serving you videos. If you want to get past the ...

The YouTube ad blocker cat-and-mouse game between Google and ad blockers continues with a new episode that might deliver a big win to Google. The company has been trying to ban ad blocker extensions ...

"The use of ad blockers violate YouTube's Terms of Service. We've launched a global effort to urge viewers with ad blockers enabled to allow ads on YouTube or try ...

YouTube ads have gotten way out of hand in recent years, but despite that, ads are still necessary to handle the costs of running the world’s largest video platform, and paying the millions of ...

YouTube recently started slowing down its entire site whenever ad blockers are used. A new wave of slowdowns is hitting users, with the only resolutions being disabling the ad blocker or upgrading to ...

I recently sided with Netflix, saying the company's password-sharing ban is warranted. I won't get into any of that again. But that's something you need to know before I explain why I think YouTube ...