YouTube has started cracking down on users who block adverts on the video platform. The Google-owned service is stopping viewers who are actively running ad blockers from watching clips on its site.

Jorge was a news writer for AP. He covered the mobile industry at Android Police, but has covered multiple beats in the tech space. YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers, preventing videos from ...

Uh-oh. Do you use an ad blocker? You probably do. But if you also like to use YouTube, you may soon have to turn off that handy dandy ad skipper. YouTube is starting ...

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 ...

For many users with an ad blocker employed, YouTube videos are suddenly starting to skip to the end of the video. This week, many have noticed that YouTube videos are suddenly skipping straight to the ...

YouTube is running a new experiment to limit usage on ad blockers by asking users to turn it off or buy a premium subscription after three videos. Users on Reddit posted screenshots of the streaming ...

A hot potato: It appears that YouTube is once again trying to convince users of ad blockers to switch off the software by degrading their viewing experience on the platform. The latest punishment ...

YouTube has confirmed that the latest slowdown and buffering issues are not its fault and not a part of its crackdown on ad-blockers. "Recent reports of users experiencing loading delays on YouTube ...

I recently sided with Netflix, saying the company's password-sharing ban is warranted. I won't get into any of that again. But that's something you need to know before I explain why I think YouTube ...

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. As first spotted by a Reddit user this ...

YouTube has launched a global front against ad-blocking extensions, taking a small experiment it began in June full-scale. As noticed by Android Authority on Monday morning, some YouTube users are now ...