Google YouTube’s crackdown on ad blockers has just ramped up further, with the streaming platform introducing new measures to stop users from using the privacy-preserving technology on its site.

Users watching YouTube videos through an ad blocking app could encounter performance issues or an error message. Users watching YouTube videos through an ad blocking ...

YouTube's crack down on ad blockers leads to unskippable blank video ads on the platform. Credit: Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images YouTube ad-blocker users, prepare to stare at nothing for ...

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YouTube is reportedly slowing video playback for users with adblockers. Reports indicate deliberate delays and black screens before videos load. This new tactic seems part of YouTube’s anti-adblock ...

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 ...

Some YouTube viewers with ad-blocking extensions are now seeing black screens for a few seconds before a video plays. These black screens could be ads that haven’t ...

A hot potato: YouTube is once again cracking down on those who use ad blockers. The Google-owned company has been implementing measures to combat third-party extensions for years, and it has just ...

In order to combat YouTube's move, SponsorBlock has implemented a block on all user submissions from browsers that are experiencing this YouTube experiment. However ...