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.

I Block Ads(coryd.dev)

140 points by cdme 3 years ago | 43 comments

Google is exploring blocking AdBlocker on YouTube(ign.com)

27 points by PhillipKappa 3 years ago | 43 comments

Adblock Plus and (a little) more(blog.adblockplus.org)

38 points by Wasserpuncher 3 years ago | 68 comments

YouTube ads are about to get even longer and they'll be unskippable(dexerto.com)

12 points by robtherobber 7 months ago | 1 comments

Thank you Google for breaking my YouTube addiction(rakhim.exotext.com)

47 points by ambigious7777 1 year ago | 21 comments

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 is a mysterious monopoly(anderegg.ca)

338 points by geerlingguy 1 year ago | 432 comments

Blog post discussing a recent drop in YouTube views reported by creators like Adrian Black and Jeff Geerling, and YouTube's opaque monopoly position.

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 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-DL Hosting Ban Paves the Way to Privatized Censorship(torrentfreak.com)

414 points by thunderbong 3 years ago | 162 comments

TorrentFreak article on a German court ruling holding host Uberspace liable for hosting the youtube-dl website, with the owner warning of privatized censorship.

The best YouTube downloaders, and how Google silenced the press(windowsread.me)

495 points by Leftium 1 year ago | 216 comments

A Windows ReadMe newsletter post by Chris Hoffman recommending YouTube downloader tools and explaining how Google pressure keeps tech outlets from covering them.