Last year, the service launched an offensive against ad blockers.
YouTube’s fight against ad blockers is far from done, and at this point, the company is concentrating on developing solutions that make it possible to watch videos without being interrupted by advertisements on mobile devices. The video platform that is owned by Google has made an announcement that it is “strengthening [its]enforcement on third-party apps that violate” its Terms of Service, “specifically ad-blocking apps.” This article discusses mobile applications that allow users to access videos without being interrupted by adverts using their mobile devices. There is a possibility that you will encounter buffering issues or that you will receive an error notice that reads, “The following content is not available on this app.” when you use an application from that category.
In its terms of service, the company states that third-party applications are not permitted to disable advertisements “because doing so prevents the creator from being rewarded for viewership.” YouTube recommends that users who wish to watch videos without being interrupted by advertisements sign up for a Premium subscription. This is something that YouTube has been doing for the past several months, ever since it began cracking down on ad blockers. Your monthly subscription to YouTube Premium will cost you $14.
YouTube informed us in November that it has “launched a global effort to urge viewers with ad blockers enabled to allow advertisements on YouTube or try YouTube Premium for an ad-free experience.” This was in reference to advertising on YouTube. In the beginning, it would display pop-ups anytime an ad blocker was being used, informing you that doing so is against the terms of service of the website. Almost immediately after that, you were only able to play a maximum of three videos when using an ad blocker before you were unable to further load any more. Furthermore, Google later confirmed that if you have an ad blocker installed on your device, you “may experience suboptimal viewing,” which means that you may have to wait for a longer amount of time before a video appears on the screen.