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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

To fix the “Ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube” issue in Brave, disable Shields for YouTube by clicking the Brave icon in the address bar and toggle it off ...

YouTube is cracking down on the use of ad blockers. Users are complaining of a pop-up warning against the use of ad blockers. YouTube started testing a feature to detect ad blockers in June. It's ...

In early October, the people who make ad blocking tools convened in Amsterdam for their industry’s annual conference. One session was a welcome pitch from Google product leaders about tweaks made to ...

Privacy campaigner Alexander Hanff claims that YouTube’s new ad blocker detection is illegal under European law, and he's taking the fight to the European ...