News YouTube ramps up efforts to block you from blocking ads

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Google is working on new ways of preventing users from blocking ads on the world's most popular video streaming platform, YouTube. Here's what that means for you.

YouTube ramps up efforts to block you from blocking ads : Read more

 

[joeldf]

Is Google actually saying this? From the article...

The company says subscribing to YouTube Premium is the only legal way to get rid of all those annoying ads.

Sorry, but that's a bunch of bull. There is no enforceable "law", or legally binding statute that says I can't use ad blockers in my browser.

"Allowable", maybe. But "legal"? No.

Maybe it was just hyperbole.

 

[mustang7757]

Is Google actually saying this? From the article...


Sorry, but that's a bunch of bull. There is no enforceable "law", or legally binding statute that says I can't use ad blockers in my browser.

"Allowable", maybe. But "legal"? No.

Maybe it was just hyperbole.

Want you to spend money lol it's always about revenue

 

[0x49D1]

Actually for now two known solutions work: uBlock Origin and Brave browser. I think youtube ads are too annoying to watch it in free version. And 14$ is too expensive for another service. I don't think there is law to not use adblock in your browser... We always can call it script blocker. Or content sanitizer. Google is anyway doing good amount on me with other products. Youtube is just a platform for creators that gained traction and becomes more and more closed with monopolistic practices.