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YouTube is blocking ad blockers to push Premium subscription - gHacks Tech News

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YouTube is blocking ad blockers to push Premium subscription - gHacks Tech News

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Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

Google is experimenting with a new way to promote YouTube Premium subscriptions. It has started detecting ad blockers.

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I always notice how horrible ads are when watching twitch, where ublock doesn’t work sometimes

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