Like many, you probably hate watching ads on YouTube. They interrupt your favorite videos, can be annoying, and waste time. That’s why you might resort to using an ad blocker to eliminate them. But what if YouTube detects your ad blocker and blocks you from watching videos? That’s what’s happening to some users, as YouTube is running a new experiment to limit ad blockers.
If YouTube knows you’re using an ad-blocker, what’s the deal? And what can you do about it? Keep reading to find out.
YouTube is testing a three-strike rule against using ad blockers on the platform. A message pops up for people watching YouTube videos with an ad blocker saying, “Video player will be blocked after 3 videos.”
YouTube’s reason for waging this war against ad blockers isn’t far-fetched. By using ad blockers, you’re going against its terms and conditions. So it’s safe to say it reserves the right to kick you out for trying to eat your cake and have it.
Before you consider visiting someYouTube alternatives, you may want to consider these workarounds to bypass this ad-blocking experiment without violating any more of their policies:
1. Subscribe to YouTube Premium
Photo from Pixabay; no attribution
How would you like to enjoy YouTube without any ads, download your favorite videos to watch offline, and play them in the background? These are just someYouTube Premium featuresyou get along with many other perks. And as an added offer, you also get access to YouTube Music Premium, where you can listen to millions of songs and playlists.
Want to try it out? You get a free month of YouTube Premium, and then it’s only $11.99/month. Or you can share it with your family (up to five people) for just $22.99/month.
Downloading YouTube videos on your device lets you enjoy them without any ads or restrictions. you may watch them offline whenever and wherever you want. You can also save data and share the videos with other devices.
You can useseveral tools to download YouTube videos in various formats and qualities.
Whitelisting YouTube on your ad blocker means you are permitting YouTube to run its ads with your ad blocker active.
But this also means you lose some advantages of using an ad blocker, like faster page loading and lower data usage.
Here’s how to whitelist YouTube on ad blockers:
YouTube really hates ad blockers, and it’s testing something to stop them. At the time of writing, it is still early to say if this strategy will effectively curb the ad-blocker pandemic plaguing the platform and how it will affect user experience.
In the meantime, you’re able to use any of the suggested methods without risking being barred from watching YouTube videos.
