Inevitably, whenever there is a discussion on the internet about how YouTube (or any other website) is choked with ads, someone will say, "Just use an ad blocker." The name seems to say it all. An ad ...

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March Madness has kicked off, which means millions of viewers across the country are streaming games on their phones, tablets and computers, in addition to watching on television. Thursday's slate of ...

If you go down to YouTube today you're in for a big surprise – or at least, you are if you're using an ad blocker. What began as a test of anti-blocking measures has now become an official "global ...

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YouTube is cracking down on the use of ad blockers on its site, with the Google-owned streaming service warning people to disable the privacy-preserving tools. YouTube is cracking down on the use of ...

YouTube has strengthened its defence against ad blockers. Free users are in uproar that their ad blockers are no longer working on the site. YouTube has long been cracking down on viewers who use ad ...