YouTube Is Planning to Stop Viewers for Continuing to Use Ad Blockers

YouTube Is Planning to Stop Viewers for Continuing to Use Ad Blockers
The logo of YouTube displayed by a tablet in Toulouse, France, on Oct. 5, 2021. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images
Bryan Jung
Terri Wu
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The online media platform, YouTube, is mulling whether to prevent users from using ad blockers while watching videos on its platform.

The potential policy came to light on June 25 when online commenters on Reddit posted screenshots of a popup notice, warning viewers that they would be blocked after three videos if they refused to allow ads.
Bryan S. Jung is a native and resident of New York City with a background in politics and the legal industry. He graduated from Binghamton University.
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