YouTube now automatically slows down the entire site once it detects that ad blockers are used, giving users a solution to either disable the ad blocker or upgrade to Premium.
YouTube is cracking down on any users with ad blockers installed, with warning messages now being circulated which block playback - and asking viewers to sign up for YouTube Premium
The majority of ad blocker users say they uninstalled the products due to YouTube's crackdown. Ads are the most annoying aspect of streaming services that can be accessed for free.
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Users will either pay for the subscription or suffer through ads. Ads have always been annoying even when they were just small popups at the bottom of the screen.