According to several user reports online, Google was apparently slowing YouTube down if it detected adblockers. However, Adblock has now confirmed that such is not the case at all.
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Someone has figured out how to use a third-party user-agent extension on the Chrome web browser to get rid of the adblocker warning on YouTube by switching it to identify the browser as Windows Phone.
YouTube is testing a popup for non-Premium users that urges them to disable adblockers with a countdown timer. It emphasizes the features of YouTube Premium so its creators can be paid.
YouTube has begun trialling a popup that asks users with adblockers to allow ads on the platform. It imposes a hard limit of three ad-free videos before you have to disable the adblocker.
Recent observations from users across the internet, later confirmed by YouTube, have found that when trying to use the site, a prompt comes up preventing playback until ad blockers are disabled.
A document has revealed that most U.S. intelligence agencies, including FBI, NSA, CIA, and DHS use ad blockers due to fear of targeted ads and malvertising, even though they are not mandated to do so.
Most of the websites and video publishers on the web either serve ads or use paywalls. However, if you are frustrated by the experience then there is a simple trick to block ads or bypass paywalls.
Google has taken to its security blog to explain its recent changes to the Web Request API, which have drawn controversy recently for potentially neutering ad blocking functionality.
Google today announced a major step in its fight against invasive and abusive ad practices on the web, as the next version of Chrome will simply block all ads on websites deemed non-compliant.
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