YouTube has strengthened its defence against ad blockers. Free users are in uproar that their ad blockers are no longer working on the site. YouTube has long been cracking down on viewers who use ad ...

YouTube might have started a new crackdown on ad blockers, as several users have reported that the YouTube website is not functioning properly when used in a desktop ...

Inevitably, whenever there is a discussion on the internet about how YouTube (or any other website) is choked with ads, someone will say, "Just use an ad blocker." The name seems to say it all. An ad ...

YouTube is really slowing down the platform for people using ad blockers. Video load times have gone up as much as five minutes. Meanwhile, the platform seems flooded with bad, misleading ...

PCWorld reports that YouTube is deliberately disabling core features like comments and descriptions for users with active ad blockers installed. These aggressive anti ...

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It may not be your imagination — YouTube might be slowing down your videos if you use an ad-blocker. PCWorld spotted new rumors floating online on Reddit and elsewhere that folks using ad-blockers are ...