What’s Happening with YouTube Ads? · 2023-10-13 20:18 by Adblock Plus

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If you use YouTube, then you know it’s chock full of ads. These ads distract from the content you actually want to watch as they play before your chosen video starts. Even more distracting is when they play right in the middle of what you’re watching! That’s why so many internet users have turned to Adblock Plus for an ad-free YouTube experience. We’ve successfully been blocking YouTube ads for years. What’s changed?

It seems YouTube is experimenting with its ad blocking policy. The site is now showing some of our users an anti-ad blocking wall, forcing them to disable Adblock Plus in order to view any content. Sometimes this wall asks you to allow YouTube ads after three videos and other times it’s a hard wall that won’t let you play anything until Adblock Plus is turned off.

Anti-ad block wal