YouTube is cracking down on consumers’ favorite loophole - Adblockers::undefined

  • MrFlamey@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    As far as I can tell, they aren’t doing a very good job. I’ve seen the notice that an ad blocker is not allowed, and even without upgrading the ad blocker I use I can still just click the close button on the notice and it goes away and I can continue to watch uninterrupted.

    If Google does figure out how to prevent people from using ad blockers on YouTube, I think it will help me break my honestly unhealthy habit and reduce the amount I watch, or perhaps even quit entirely, since there are far more ads on YouTube than there were in the past - especially if you also include sponsor ads that are embedded in videos.

    • IndefiniteBen@leminal.space
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      1 year ago

      I wouldn’t be surprised if they are using the information recorded from people who click the close button to better train their algorithm for detecting adblockers.