YouTube confirms three-strikes test for ad blocking(androidauthority.com)

56 points by shaicoleman 3 years ago | 39 comments

YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers(androidauthority.com)

130 points by thunderbong 3 years ago | 154 comments

YouTube punishes ad-blocker users with slower videos on non-Chrome browsers(androidcentral.com)

248 points by josephcsible 2 years ago | 179 comments

YouTube blames ad blockers for slow load times, not the browser(androidauthority.com)

61 points by grammers 2 years ago | 77 comments

YouTube gets more aggressive in pushing adblock warnings with countdown timer(neowin.net)

32 points by gsky 3 years ago | 37 comments

Amazon's overcomplicated new product star ratings are no bright idea(androidpolice.com)

44 points by shscs911 3 years ago | 50 comments

YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers(bleepingcomputer.com)

542 points by jacooper 3 years ago | 1050 comments

BleepingComputer news article reporting that YouTube is testing blocking video playback for users who run ad blockers unless they disable them.

YouTube's new anti-adblock measures(iter.ca)

851 points by smitop 1 year ago | 1169 comments

A blog post explaining YouTube's A/B-tested anti-adblock measures such as fake buffering, and a uBlock Origin filter written to partially avoid them.

YouTube-Dl Site Goes Offline as Hosting Provider Enforces Court-Ordered Ban(torrentfreak.com)

380 points by marban 3 years ago | 190 comments

TorrentFreak article reporting that hosting provider Uberspace took down the youtube-dl website after a German court ruling in a copyright lawsuit by major record labels.

YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caused by ad blockers(9to5google.com)

403 points by iamflimflam1 1 year ago | 736 comments

9to5Google article on YouTube responding to creators' lower view counts that appear to be caused by ad blockers interfering with view tracking.

YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs(old.reddit.com)

348 points by jjbinx007 1 year ago | 318 comments

A Reddit r/DataHoarder thread about YouTube removing videos that show how to perform nonstandard Windows 11 installs; the page was blocked by Reddit's network policy.

YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads(old.reddit.com)

533 points by Jakob-G 2 years ago | 327 comments

A Reddit post in r/youtube complaining that YouTube refuses to remove scam ads featuring a deepfake Elon Musk promoting an AI trading bot.