YouTube has started cracking down on users who block adverts on the video platform. The Google-owned service is stopping viewers who are actively running ad blockers from watching clips on its site.

The latest installment of the YouTube against ad blockers saga has brought a new twist. Some users have noticed that accessing YouTube with certain ad blockers ...

Jorge was a news writer for AP. He covered the mobile industry at Android Police, but has covered multiple beats in the tech space. YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers, preventing videos from ...

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YouTube has confirmed that the latest slowdown and buffering issues are not its fault and not a part of its crackdown on ad-blockers. "Recent reports of users experiencing loading delays on YouTube ...

YouTube might have started a new crackdown on ad blockers, as several users have reported that the YouTube website is not functioning properly when used in a desktop ...

YouTube reached out to us and provided the following statement “Ad blockers violate YouTube’s Terms of Service, and we’ve been urging users for some time to ...

A hot potato: It appears that YouTube is once again trying to convince users of ad blockers to switch off the software by degrading their viewing experience on the platform. The latest punishment ...

YouTube users who deploy ad blockers may soon be staring at a blank screen: Alphabet’s YouTube has confirmed to multiple outlets that it is running “a small ...

YouTube is running a new experiment to limit usage on ad blockers by asking users to turn it off or buy a premium subscription after three videos. Users on Reddit posted screenshots of the streaming ...

YouTube is running an experiment asking some users to disable their ad blockers or pay for a premium subscription, or they will not be allowed to watch videos. As first spotted by a Reddit user this ...