YouTube details its three-strike test for ad blocking

30 June 2023
It could potentially lead to video playback restrictions.

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This is fair enough and plenty sites does the same. They can't operate without income. Either accept ads, pay to get rid of them or don't use youtube.


For freeloaders: Your unpaid traffic lost, is a win for the rest of us.

The more users on ad-block the more ads for the rest, who don't pay for premium.

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    • 01 Jul 2023

    NeonHD, 01 Jul 2023Thankfully we still have Revanced for android. I installed ... moreanti-anti-adblock extension LMAO 😂

      The premium family is prob the best thing for now. Cheaper than the personal plan and you'll get the same benefits.

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        • Anonymous
        • IVK
        • 01 Jul 2023

        I won’t pay anything just for “ads free”
        Whatever YouTube trying to do (pay up for ads free, or being forced to watch double, longer unskipped ads) seems make people to boycott it.

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          • 01 Jul 2023

          This is because the ads on the YouTube have become unbearable. I remember years ago they would show you one ad every few videos. Now you get like 2 ads at the start and 2 at the end of every video! They drove people on to ad blockers with an unreasonable amount of ads.

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            • 01 Jul 2023

            NeonHD, 01 Jul 2023I mean, I understand your point, but I did learn many new t... moreYou can see it in other places too. Youtube can be replaced by other services.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 01 Jul 2023

              Premium is worth it

                no u, 01 Jul 2023Revanced is working flawlessly as of this moment. What are ... moreMaybe re-vannced not the OG one.

                  I pay 189 INR per month . I get adfree for 6 users with total of 7 mobiles, 3 tvs and 3 laptops. Thats pretty cheap for anyone i guess.

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                    • 01 Jul 2023

                    Anonymous, 01 Jul 2023Google already starting blocking YouTube. Go to reddit and ... moreRevanced is working flawlessly as of this moment. What are you smoking?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • g5h
                      • 01 Jul 2023

                      Premium is worth it

                        Thankfully we still have Revanced for android. I installed it via the magisk module method, which I prefer over the other methods.

                        Hopefully someone will create an anti-anti-adblock extension for YouTube.

                          blue, 01 Jul 2023Whatever, I don't need youtube to live.I mean, I understand your point, but I did learn many new things from youtube that I would never had learned irl. For example I just learned of this cool way to fold your clothes in under 2 seconds.

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                            • 01 Jul 2023

                            Whatever, I don't need youtube to live.

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                              • 01 Jul 2023

                              Akhlesh, 01 Jul 2023You can sideload apps into iPhones without jailbreak??? there should be tutorial about it on youtube or you can try r/sideloaded

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 01 Jul 2023

                                LoL, 30 Jun 2023So they want people to stop using Youtube?We'll stop watching youtube altogether. We've already been watching it very less for years, due to degeneracy of content. If they decide to prevent adblocker, we'll just go a step further and not visit youtube at all, but that hardly affects us.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 01 Jul 2023

                                  Haha, youtube is a garbage of a platform anyway that promotes evil and degeneracy. Always avoid youtube homepage because it's filled with filthy propaganda. Only way to ever use youtube is by searching very specific video or channel. Always use adblock and ReVanced. This site has been almost unusable for years anyway. There's very few things that's even worth watching. If they decide to prevent adblocker then it will be fully unusable. But our lives can't be harmed by what filthy youtube and google does, no matter how much they try. We'll have a better life by not visiting youtube at all when they prevent adblocker.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 01 Jul 2023

                                    Anonymous, 01 Jul 2023If it working for you, then its working for all? What a logicYes, the devs got it right. It's you who got the setup wrong.

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                                      • 01 Jul 2023

                                      Wawak , 01 Jul 2023It's not true. Revanced is still working and just need... moreIf it working for you, then its working for all? What a logic

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                                        • 01 Jul 2023

                                        Anonymous, 01 Jul 2023Google already starting blocking YouTube. Go to reddit and ... moreIt's not true. Revanced is still working and just needs some adjustments in settings.