YouTube is cracking down harder on adblockers by closing loopholes found in browser extensions.
For years, YouTube has waged war against adblockers in an attempt to make more users pay for its subscription services in the form of Premium and Premium Lite.
While the Google-owned platform shut down adblockers on Chrome, other browsers like Firefox have third-party extensions that allow viewers to bypass waves of ads.
As spotted by TechSpot, YouTube users have been reporting receiving messages warning them that ad blockers are not allowed and have prevented them from watching videos.
YouTube shuts down adblockers
In June, many users on social media documented how YouTube had successfully detected their adblockers.
One screenshot showed the platform warning a user how adblockers “violate YouTube’s terms of service” and urged them to either enable ads or purchase Premium.
“I’m seriously done with YouTube. Why don’t they just get the hint, Literally every single human hates what they are doing with blocking adblockers,” they slammed. “And yes I am using Ublock Origin, I also tried Pie’s adblocker and that didn’t work either.”
“They blocked the playback of any video you try to watch if you have the Opera GX adblock,” another noted.
Others revealed that had received the same or similar messages, leaving many convinced Google was hungry for more ad money.
“They are trying to increase ad revenue,” one said, while another linked to Edward Zitron’s report on Googe’s former Head of Search Prabhakar Raghavan and how he “killed Google search.”
This latest attack on adblockers comes as YouTube announced ads will start appearing on Shorts for Premium Lite subscribers. Premium Lite is a cheaper subscription that doesn’t have all the bells and whistles as the main Premium, but blocks “most ads.”
YouTube’s ads have caused plenty of controversy in the past. For months, users have encountered an abundance of extreme and sexualized ads, and despite reporting them, users say they still pop up on their screens.
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