Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. This article is more than 2 years old. YouTube is ramping up its ad ...

The YouTube ad blocker cat-and-mouse game between Google and ad blockers continues with a new episode that might deliver a big win to Google. The company has been trying to ban ad blocker extensions ...

To avoid AdBlock detection on YouTube, stick to reliable and frequently updated ad-blockers, try disabling JavaScript when detection warnings appear, change your DNS ...

YouTube began waging war against ad blockers last year in an attempt to force users to either sign up for a YouTube Premium subscription or actually watch the ads they were being served. Most popular ...

In order to combat YouTube's move, SponsorBlock has implemented a block on all user submissions from browsers that are experiencing this YouTube experiment. However ...

YouTube denied further intensifying loading speed issues as part of its efforts to discourage ad blocker use. However, both Premium users and those using ad blockers have reported problems with the ...

A new report claims that YouTube has found a new way to combat ad blockers again: by integrating actual advertisements from its clients and partners into its videos. This is through the new process ...

But ad blocking extensions typically remove ads as well as blocking them. For banner ads that means gaining back screen real estate on the webpage, while for videos that means the content starts ...

YouTube has been at war with ad blocker extensions since they came into popularity, and now the company behind the largest video platform in the world has moved to implement what is easily the most ...

YouTube is cracking down on ad-blockers stating they violate the Terms of Service. Users are reporting getting a pop-up when starting videos that tells them to ...

YouTube and ad blockers seem to mix like oil and water. On Monday, several Reddit users reported problems trying to play YouTube videos with an ad blocker enabled, as ...

Brave browser comes with a built-in ad blocker, known as Brave Shields, which helps protect users from most ads and trackers. However, this feature may not block all ads, especially on platforms like ...