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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

AFAIK due to how YouTube apps on Smart TVs work if you try blocking the ads it'll stop loading the videos altogether. Similarly how on phones people are using modified apps like Vanced instead of adblocking ad servers