YouTube is blocking third-party apps with ad blockers from streaming videos. The change follows other crackdowns on ad blockers on YouTube's part.
In a support document, Google said that users attempting to access YouTube videos through third-party apps with built-in ad-blocking could experience buffering issues or see an error that reads "The following content is not available on this app."Read Entire Article
YouTube is expanding its crackdown of ad-blockers by making blocking certain third-party apps.
Google would really like it if everyone just paid for YouTube Premium instead.
One of the internet’s simple pleasures is watching YouTube with an ad blocker. You can watch as many videos as you want without constant interruptions from obnoxiously, occasionally unskippable commercials. But ads are how YouTube makes its money, so they’re not too happy when people use ad blockers to get avoid them.
YouTube users who use ad blockers to avoid advertising on the platform will now see alerts or experience buffering issues.
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YouTube's war with ad blockers is far from over, and it's focusing on tools that enable ad-free viewing on mobile this time. The Google-owned video platform has announced that it's "strengthening [its] enforcement on third-party apps that violate" its Terms of Service, "specifically ad-blocking apps." It's talking about mobile applications you can use to access videos without being interrupted by advertisements. When you use an application like that, you may experience buffering issues or see an...
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Altstore PAL is available only to EU residents after a ruling that Apple has to allow third-party app stores.
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