YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers

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Talos ( @talos@lemmy.world )

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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers

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Talos ( @talos@lemmy.world )

TechnologyEnglish • 1 year ago

YouTube is running an experiment asking some users to disable their ad blockers or pay for a premium subscription, or they will not be allowed to watch videos.

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Chris Remington ( @remington@beehaw.org )
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You mean piehole?
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  No. PiHole is effectively ad-blocking via DNS; the name is a play on black hole and Raspberry Pi.

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