Forbes

The YouTube Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Ramping Up

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 ...
Bleeping Computer

YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers

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 ...
Gizmodo

YouTube Is Forcing Some Users to Disable Adblockers

YouTube is prompting some users to switch off their browsers' ad blockers. If they refuse, they can't watch the videos. Reading time 2 minutes YouTube is cracking ...

The last lifeline for uBlock Origin in Chrome is almost gone for good

Google is finally killing Manifest V2 extensions for good, either with Chrome 150 or 151, by the end of June 2026.
Lifehacker

What to Do When YouTube Warns You About Your Ad Blocker

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...
Android Authority

YouTube confirms ad blocking crackdown is going global (Updated)

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 ...