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looorg [soylentnews.org] writes:

Youtubes anti-adblocking offensive appear to be working.
The developers of various adblockers are reporting record amounts of un-installation during October. A majority of the people uninstalling their adblockers claim that it is due to the Youtube crackdown.

The cat-and-mouse game is sure to continue as new methods of blocking or skipping are sure to follow.

Previously unreported figures from ad blocking companies indicate that YouTube’s crackdown is working, with hundreds of thousands of people uninstalling ad blockers in October. The available data suggests that last month saw a record number of ad blockers uninstalled - and also a record for new ad blocker installs as people sought alternatives that wouldn’t trigger YouTube’s dreaded pop-up.

https://www.wired.com/story/youtubes-ad-blocker-crackdown-spurs-record-uninstalls/ [wired.com]

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