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Google YouTube’s crackdown on ad blockers has just ramped up further, with the streaming platform introducing new measures to stop users from using the privacy-preserving technology on its site.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. This article is more than 2 years old. YouTube is ramping up its ad ...

Over the last few years, YouTube has quietly been making it harder and harder to use ad blockers on its site. Thanks to continuous updates to its ad algorithm, most ads on YouTube are able to bypass ...

The YouTube ad blocker crackdown that began in 2023 is not yet over, and while the company already effected the changes against these kinds of services, it is now moving against third-party apps that ...

YouTube is waging an unending war against ad blockers, and today, there seems to be a big update that is causing many users to assume that YouTube has gone down entirely. Looking at Down Detector's ...

What’s happened? Around midnight today, reports spiked on Downdetector suggesting YouTube might be down, but by 6:00 AM, the number of reports surged into the thousands. The twist? YouTube wasn’t ...

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 ...

Earlier this week, YouTube confirmed “a global effort” to crack down on ad blockers — and it’s already affecting the ad blocker business. A new report from ...

It may not be your imagination — YouTube might be slowing down your videos if you use an ad-blocker. PCWorld spotted new rumors floating online on Reddit and elsewhere that folks using ad-blockers are ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. YouTube has confirmed that it has ‘launched a global effort’ to crack down on ad blockers. YouTube has confirmed ...

YouTube is restricting site features for users with ad blockers, including disabling comments. Users reported missing video descriptions, added load times, and playback lockouts from ad blockers. Some ...