The YouTube ad blocker crackdown is well underway, with the streaming service issuing annoying pop ups to people who continue to use the privacy preserving tools on its website. The YouTube ad blocker ...

YouTube's crack down on ad blockers leads to unskippable blank video ads on the platform. Credit: Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images YouTube ad-blocker users, prepare to stare at nothing for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. This article is more than 2 years old. YouTube is ramping up its ad ...

Inevitably, whenever there is a discussion on the internet about how YouTube (or any other website) is choked with ads, someone will say, "Just use an ad blocker." The name seems to say it all. An ad ...

Data shows Google’s attempts to force people to watch YouTube ads are having an effect on user behavior. 22% of users surveyed said the crackdown is more likely to make them use an ad-blocker. 16% of ...