YouTube has “launched a global effort” to crack down on ad blockers.
It was not quite a year ago that the FBI was recommending that everyone use ad blockers to avoid scams and privacy violations.
Discuss.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/31/23940583/youtube-ad-blocker-crackdown-broadening
Jeffrey Vagle /
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2023-11-02 00:55:37
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