YouTube began its crackdown against ad-blockers a couple of years ago and now it has a new trick to enforce its rules. When using ad-blockers, YouTube users now see a new pop-up that says, ...

Luckily, there are ways to fight ads.

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. YouTube began its ...

introducing measures to crack down on the use of ad blockers on YouTube since October 2023, and a cat-and-mouse game is unfolding between Google and companies that provide ad blockers. In addition, ...

Temporary workarounds exist ...

Advertising is one of the common ways internet service providers generate revenue while allowing free use. However, users often use ad blockers to avoid seeing these promotions and YouTube is now ...

The internet is a nosy place. In this series, Lifehacker explains how to protect one of the most important aspects of modern life: your privacy. The average website seems to have more ads than content ...