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- In a statement shared with The Verge and other publications, Google confirmed YouTube's ad blocker crackdown, saying: 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 Premium for an ad free experience.
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Apr 16, 2024 · The crackdown could make YouTube unusable on some ad blocking mobile apps, forcing users to switch to the official YouTube app and pay up for YouTube Premium to get ad-free viewing. Are ad...
Nov 1, 2023 · Reports of those measures have increased recently, and now YouTube has confirmed that it has launched a new “global effort” to stop people using ad-blockers on the platform.
Oct 31, 2023 · YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers. In a statement to The Verge, YouTube’s Christopher Lawton says the company has launched a “global effort” to urge people to allow ads on the platform.
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Nov 3, 2023 · A new report from Wired suggests that the crackdown is causing users to uninstall and install ad blockers at a record pace as they search for one that actually works: Previously unreported...
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Apr 16, 2024 · YouTube is expanding its war on ad-blockers, and now third party apps that allow ad-blocking are in its crosshairs.
Nov 1, 2023 · A hot potato: YouTube's ad-blocking attempts have moved from the "experiment" stage to a full-blown global effort to stop users from dodging advertisements. The Google-owned company is...
Nov 7, 2023 · YouTube is launching a “global effort” to crack down on ad blockers, but some privacy advocates in the European Union argue that it’s illegal.