Meanwhile: #YouTube ad-blocker wars
in 2023, users reported being unable to play YouTube videos if the platform detected an ad blocker, paired with the platform giving users three strikes or three videos where ad blockers were allowed to function, after which playback would become unavailable.
January 2024, and the streaming platform was reportedly testing slowing down video load times for users with ad blockers enabled.
Some users on Reddit have also reported no audio in YouTube videos when using an ad blocker, while others said that their videos get stuck when loading. Again, the problem disappears when the user disables their ad blocker
https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/1d1pgng/new_youtube_adblock_weird_behaviour_video/
Personally I'm still not getting any adverts in YouTube via android app
https://counter.social/@ecksmc/112086998787141679
Been that way since 2023 for me 😆 only on Android devices though
@ecksmc Meanwhile Hak still playing youtube everyday with no issues....
@ecksmc I wonder if that's why the audio keeps cutting out on my LG television?
@AkomoCombine opera browser 😬🤨
I'd be more concerned about using opera browser itself than anything from within Opera browser lol
Said it many times don't use Opera browser
Now, likely as part of a new test, YouTube users with ad blockers installed are reporting videos skipping straight to the end upon playback. As shared by 9to5Google, video playback resumes to normal when the ad blocker is disabled.
https://9to5google.com/2024/05/27/youtube-skipping-to-end-adblockers/