{"id":20505,"date":"2023-11-02T12:43:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T12:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/youtube-starts-crackdown-on-ad-blockers-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-11-02T12:43:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T12:43:06","slug":"youtube-starts-crackdown-on-ad-blockers-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/youtube-starts-crackdown-on-ad-blockers-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube starts crackdown on ad blockers | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<p>YouTube is expanding its efforts for a global crackdown on adblockers on its platform.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube wants users to allow ads on the platform and opt for a premium tier subscription for an ad-free experience.<\/p>\n<p>Users around the world are seeing an error which says &#8220;Ad blockers violate YouTube&#8217;s Terms of Service&#8221;. It further says, \u201cVideo playback is blocked unless YouTube is allowlisted or the ad blocker is disabled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2444293\/1\">AI Safety Summit: China, US and EU agree to work together<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Previously, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/10\/31\/23940583\/youtube-ad-blocker-crackdown-broadening\">YouTube<\/a> would still let users view the video despite showing a warning related to adblockers. However, this time around, there is no other option but to either allow YouTube ads or buy a premium model.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube started showing this warning back in June to selected users as an experiment. However, it is now expanding on a global level. 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