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.

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/

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/