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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Users of the popular uBlock Origin extension on Google Chrome might need to make the switch to a new browser. Or maybe cave and subscribe to YouTube Premium ...

YouTube recently took dramatic action against anyone visiting its site with an ad blocker running — after a few pieces of content, it'll simply stop serving you videos. If you want to get past the ...

In early October, the people who make ad blocking tools convened in Amsterdam for their industry’s annual conference. One session was a welcome pitch from Google product leaders about tweaks made to ...

The best part about one company revolutionizing video-sharing on the internet is that it gets the say in how awful that experience can be. After beginning to roll out a healthy nudge to turn off ad ...

One of the internet’s simple pleasures is watching YouTube with an ad blocker. You can watch as many videos as you want without constant interruptions from obnoxious, occasionally unskippable ...