Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. YouTube is bringing its ad blocker fight to mobile. In an update on Monday, YouTube writes that users accessing videos through a third-party ad ...

Google has quietly increased its level of aggression toward ad-blocker users, with many ad-blockers reporting degraded ...

Free YouTube users are reporting that ad blockers that previously worked on the site have suddenly stopped working.

YouTube's fight against ad blockers began with an experiment in May 2023, when it started warning users that ad blockers were ...

YouTube is rewriting the rules of engagement, shutting down ad blockers with a decisive no-play policy and sealing off the ...

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 ...

YouTube continues its battle against ad blockers, now disabling video buffering for an ad's duration, complete with a ...

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. Searches ...

Google is on a bit of a crusade against ad blockers. Last week, the tech giant started showing warning messages stating, “Ad ...

A crackdown on the widespread usage of ad-blockers could drive revenue for the California-based tech giant. Given that YouTube is by far the pre-eminent online video-sharing platform, it is ...

Google's YouTube is experimenting with new methods to counteract users blocking video advertisements. Advertising on Google Search and YouTube accounts for a large part of the company's revenue.

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 ...