Google is reportedly using YouTube errors, preventing video playback, to get users to disable ad blockers in their browsers.

The issue spans regions, affecting viewers across multiple countries and triggering variants of the message, such as "content not available in your country." ...

Temporary workarounds exist ...

YouTube is cracking down on the use of ad blockers on its site, with the Google-owned streaming service warning people to disable the privacy-preserving tools. YouTube is cracking down on the use of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. This article is more than 2 years old. YouTube is ramping up its ad ...

Update: October 31, 2023 (11:26 PM ET): After our original report about an increasing number of users being unable to use ad blockers on YouTube, the platform has confirmed to The Verge that it has ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. YouTube has confirmed that it has ‘launched a global effort’ to crack down on ad blockers. YouTube has confirmed ...

The free ride is over—Google confirms that its limited adoption of anti-ad block features on YouTube is going global. From now on, anyone attempting to use an ad ...

YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers, but don't pull your hair out when commercials interrupt your videos. There are ways ...

Since May, YouTube has ramped up its block of ad blockers, and the company has now fully launched this policy worldwide. In a statement today (first shared with The Verge), YouTube said it has ...

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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 ...