After hundreds of reports suggested YouTube went down on November 7, users began to realize their ad blockers might actually ...

YouTube users panicking over blank screens and broken playback can relax, the platform isn’t down. Google is reportedly ...

Can't get YouTube to load in your browser today? The site seems to be running fine, but not for many users with an ad blocker installed. Here's how you can get around the issue.

Data shows Google’s attempts to force people to watch YouTube ads are having an effect on user behavior. 22% of users surveyed said the crackdown is more likely to make them use an ad-blocker. 16% of ...

Do you use Google’s Chrome browser on your PC or Mac to visit websites? And if so, do you have an ad blocker installed? If you’ve not been paying attention to the recent cries of pain from the makers ...

Google is planning on removing one of the most popular ad blockers available on Chrome, as the company informs users who now attempt to download it that it "may soon no longer be supported." That ad ...

The free ride is over—Google confirms that its limited adoption of anti-ad block features on YouTube is going global. From now on, anyone attempting to use an ad ...

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YouTube recently started slowing down its entire site whenever ad blockers are used. A new wave of slowdowns is hitting users, with the only resolutions being disabling the ad blocker or upgrading to ...

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Google has been criticised for putting new restrictions on software that blocks adverts for Chrome users on its Android mobile operating system. Android users are being urged to "fight back", after ...

Millions of Chrome users might soon lose access to their favorite extensions. As mentioned in Google’s support bulletin, Google plans to end support for popular ad blockers such as uBlock Origin and ...