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YouTube is Losing The War Against Adblockers

www.howtogeek.com /youtube-is-losing-the-war-against-adblockers/
  • YouTube is intensifying efforts to combat adblockers, including blocking video playback and warning users of potential account suspension.
  • Increased ads on YouTube have driven many users to adblockers, hurting both YouTube’s ad revenue and content creators reliant on ad-based income.
  • Despite these measures, many users are leaving YouTube or finding workarounds, leading creators to seek alternative revenue streams off-platform.
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  • I was looking at the comment section from the article and the following comment made me laugh loudly, thinking on how bizarre our current world is:

    So a platform that is blocking adblockers is delivering an ad piece advertising an adblocker. Ha! That's an ad I'd love to watch 😂

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