Technical Details: Google’s statement reveals a deliberate strategy to discourage ad blocker usage. While standard YouTube ads are limited to 15 seconds, users with ad blockers report ...

The company encouraged users who blocked ads to upgrade to YouTube Premium and disabled all videos if they refused. This year, the video service is expanding the enforcement of its ad-blocker ...

As far as I can remember, one of its first moves was to send a pop-up warning saying, “Video playback is blocked unless YouTube is allowlisted or the ad blocker is disabled.” However ...

For instance, last year, we saw the service have videos jump straight to the end if it detected an ad blocker. However, YouTube was adamant that it wasn’t an intentional action, and was instead ...

Let’s start off this rant with a little context. As a web writer, I should never block advertising on the internet. The majority of the money I’ve been paid over the last 13 years has come ...

For example, if an ad blocker is actively preventing advertisements, only the first part of an article may be shown or a page may not render at all. Users are generally requested to unblock the ...

EXCLUSIVE: YouTube has further cracked down on fake movie trailer channels. The video giant has suspended ad revenue on Screen Trailers and Royal Trailer, two alternative accounts run by the ...

Significant changes are coming to YouTube that could directly impact sports-driven content and the sports media at large. Earlier this week, the platform announced a crackdown on gambling-related ...