Gone are the days when users enjoyed their hack of using YouTube with ad blockers, as the company has now fully blocked the technology from being used with the streaming platform. In this latest update, the company is now launching this fully worldwide, and that means global users are no longer allowed to block the ads that YouTube has to stream for free users.
Before, many enjoyed YouTube with ad blockers to enjoy uninterrupted streaming, but earlier this year, the crackdown began when it was detected by its system.
YouTube: Ad Blockers are No Longer Allowed Globally
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The Verge reported that a YouTube spokesperson shared its latest policy that goes against ad blockers, with the technology no longer allowed for the public to use in their streaming.
The use of ad blockers violates YouTube's Terms of Service. We've launched a global effort to urge viewers with ad blockers enabled to allow ads on YouTube or try YouTube Premium for an ad-free experience. Ads support a diverse ecosystem of creators globally and allow billions to access their favorite content on YouTube.
-YouTube Spokesperson
YouTube said that Ad Blockers violate the platform's terms of service, and using one would not allow users to continue the experience.
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Ad-Blockers Will be Caught, Asks to Enable Ads
YouTube said that it would not allow users to continue using ad blockers moving forward, and being caught doing so would block the entire video and show a message for them to unblock the ads. To remove the pop-up notice from the platform, they are required to allow the ads to play on their Basic streaming accounts.
According to Google "To avoid the interruption, allow ads on YouTube or sign up for YouTube Premium."
YouTube's Ad-Blocker Crackdowns
Earlier this June, YouTube began the crackdown on ad blockers for its platform, and the company is keen on catching people who use the technology to avoid showing the ads on their streams. Amidst this, YouTube has been campaigning for the public to use its YouTube Premium subscription to get an ad-free experience for their online streams.
The platform blocks the video whenever caught using one, and would only resume once ads are allowed to play on each free stream.
While this was initially focused on a small community, the crackdown grew to a global scale in early October, with the streaming platform seen to prohibit ad blockers in different parts of the world.
In this latest update to their ad blocker crackdown, YouTube is now gunning for a worldwide ban for the technology to be used alongside streaming on the Google-owned platform. Now, Google and YouTube is asking users to "allow ads" on their streaming experience on the platform if they want to continue with the Basic tier, but if not, there is always YouTube Premium for their needs.
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