The exact policy language itself has not yet been released, but a page on YouTube’s Help documentation explains that creators ...

YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown escalates, aggravating users Ads are YouTube's biggest revenue source. Scharon Harding – Nov 1, 2023 12:36 pm | 630 ...

Google Trends also shows a spike in searches for the term “YouTube ad blocker” since October 10, which is possibly when the platform extended its crackdown to more number of users.

The block targets third-party apps that use YouTube’s API to get videos interruption-free. AdGuard says it’s not affected by the change since its app doesn’t use YouTube’s API.

But YouTube, too, manages to quickly counter these new changes in this years-long cat-and-mouse game between YouTube and AdBlock. Users have also figured out workarounds .

YouTube altered its experiment to shut off video browsing for users with an ad blocker after just three videos in June. According to Lawton’s statements to The Verge, this was a “small ...

The YouTube ad blocker crackdown that began in 2023 is not yet over, and while the company already effected the. YouTube's ad blocker crackdown is not yet over, as it now targets third-party apps.

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 Wired suggests that the ...

YouTube expanded a “test” that threatens to cut off users who don't turn off their ad blocker. Developers of the tools are scrambling to respond.

YouTube is expanding its crackdown of ad-blockers by making blocking certain third-party apps. ... [An ad-blocker] prevents the creator from being rewarded for viewership, ...

Why It Matters: YouTube's crackdown on adblock users comes at a time when streaming services have all announced price hikes, including Netflix Inc. NFLX, Walt Disney Co.'s DIS Disney+, ...

YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown could be breaking EU privacy laws. Published: November 8, 2023 at 12:49 pm. Read Time: 3 minutes. Share. Written by Nicola Agius. Table of Contents Table of Contents.