Google has confirmed that the latest YouTube slowdown has nothing to do with ad blockers. The problem seemed to stem from the previous AdBlock and AdBlock Plus updates. Both ad blockers have now ...

Adblock and Adblock Plus users report performance issues on YouTube, initially blamed on Google but later determined to be an issue in the popular ad-blocking extension. Adblock and Adblock Plus are ...

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Google Chrome is now encouraging uBlock Origin users who have updated to the latest version to switch to other ad blockers before Manifest v2 extensions are disabled. As uBlock Origin lead developer ...

Google has been criticised for putting new restrictions on software that blocks adverts for Chrome users on its Android mobile operating system. Android users are being urged to "fight back", after ...

Google has been constantly trying to find ways to stop adblockers from blocking ads on its YouTube platform. In June last year, it started limiting videos to just three if it detected an adblock. This ...

YouTube has found itself at the heart of another battle with ad-blockers, accused of deliberately slowing down video loading for users with Adblock. In November of the previous year, users on Firefox ...