News of the Cyber World
07-02-2023, 02:46 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-02-2023, 02:47 AM by DerVVulfman.)
The powers that be are now testing a means to detect ad-blockers, and ask viewers to either turn them off or pay for a premium subscription after three videos.
Viewers on Reddit posted screenshots from Youtube showing the warning that users should expect to see when using an ad-blocking application. The warning says: "Video player will be blocked after 3 videos," which is followed by "It looks like you maybe using an ad blocker. Video playback will be blocked unless YouTube is allowlisted or the ad blocker is disabled."
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Yet another person revealed a screenshot claiming ad-blockers violate Youtube's terms of service.
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Youtube told TechCrunch that this warning sign is part of an experiment to urge users with ad blockers to permit advertisements or to push their subscription services.
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