- Apr 4, 2009
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In a new experiment, YouTube declares war on ad blockers and tries to stop users from bypassing advertising for free.
Ad blockers, for many synonymous with the Adblock service, are a popular option for bypassing advertisements and advertisements on websites of all kinds, including YouTube, free of charge. Google is less pleased with that and in a new experiment with the video service, they are taking the hard gloves and blocking ad blockers.
The discovery has found its way through the Reddit forum . There, a user shows a notice that appeared when using YouTube with an ad blocker, which informs that "ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube". Then follows a bulleted list where, among other things, it is mentioned that advertisements make it possible to continue offering the service for free.
The user is asked to either disable their ad blocker or go ahead and pay for a Premium subscription. From the forum thread, however, it appears that it is possible to click down the box and continue as usual, without following the instructions. According to one of the forum's moderators, an employee at Youtube has confirmed that it is a function they are testing, but that it is not set in stone whether it will be implemented sharply.
Happy days are coming .. =)
Ad blockers, for many synonymous with the Adblock service, are a popular option for bypassing advertisements and advertisements on websites of all kinds, including YouTube, free of charge. Google is less pleased with that and in a new experiment with the video service, they are taking the hard gloves and blocking ad blockers.
The discovery has found its way through the Reddit forum . There, a user shows a notice that appeared when using YouTube with an ad blocker, which informs that "ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube". Then follows a bulleted list where, among other things, it is mentioned that advertisements make it possible to continue offering the service for free.
The user is asked to either disable their ad blocker or go ahead and pay for a Premium subscription. From the forum thread, however, it appears that it is possible to click down the box and continue as usual, without following the instructions. According to one of the forum's moderators, an employee at Youtube has confirmed that it is a function they are testing, but that it is not set in stone whether it will be implemented sharply.
Happy days are coming .. =)
