The best part about one company revolutionizing video-sharing on the internet is that it gets the say in how awful that experience can be. After beginning to roll out a healthy nudge to turn off ad ...

YouTube is now cracking down on ad-blocker usage globally, by showing warnings about breaking the platform’s terms of service. In some cases, the company is ...

There is a growing trend among users to look beyond the convenience of paying to remove ads or blocking them in a browser. Some want to know what it would take for consumers to turn ads off. AdGuard ...

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 ...

YouTube is cracking down on the use of ad blockers on its site, with the Google-owned streaming service warning people to disable the privacy-preserving tools. YouTube is cracking down on the use of ...

YouTube is taking its campaign against ad blockers to a whole new level. The platform prevents users from watching videos unless they turn off the ad blockers or buy a Premium subscription. Showing ...

Using Ad Blockers on YouTube? Get Ready for Delayed Videos, Slower Speeds YouTube has found a new way to fight ad-blockers. It delays videos and shows a pop-up that links to a support page urging ...

One of the internet’s simple pleasures is watching YouTube with an ad blocker. You can watch as many videos as you want without constant interruptions from obnoxious, occasionally unskippable ...

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 ...

Update: October 31, 2023 (11:26 PM ET): After our original report about an increasing number of users being unable to use ad blockers on YouTube, the platform has confirmed to The Verge that it has ...

Pop-up blockers in Google Chrome and other browsers block annoying ads that redirect to dangerous content, but they can also block the content you want to view. You can easily turn off the pop-up ...