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ijeff ( ijeff@lemdro.id )  to TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago

YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world

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YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world

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ijeff ( ijeff@lemdro.id )  to TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago
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Since May, YouTube has ramped up its block of ad blockers and the company has now fully launched this policy worldwide...

cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/2787773 (!google@lemdro.id)

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    I have seen it just once so far. However, this isn’t the end. YouTube is rolling this out gradually - perhaps to avoid a massive backlash. I’m sure that even uBO won’t be good enough soon.

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      i was being cheeky, but seriously, ive moved on from youtube. i dont need the content that bad, and i am comfortable drawing a line in the sand. so it does not matter what they do it does not affect me.

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