YouTube blocks AdBlock & it hits another low. It automatically skips your video to end & mutes it
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Key notes
- YouTube now skips videos to the end if it detects an ad blocker.
- Reddit users found that refreshing and updating the ad blocker can sometimes bypass this.
- YouTube has been aggressively pushing users toward YouTube Premium.
YouTube blocks AdBlock. That’s not a new story. The Google-owned platform has been working hard to crack down on such apps that bypass those long ads. But what’s new now is that apparently, the popular video-sharing platform seems to hit another low by skipping your video to the end, if you have an AdBlock on.
Folks on Reddit have discovered this change. User SDHD4K posted that, if you have an ad blocker, YouTube will automatically skip your video to the end. Some users, however, still managed to get around it a few hours after that by refreshing & updating the ad blocker extension.
But still, YouTube’s war against ad blockers is now on. Other users in the comment section also said that YouTube is automatically muting the video when an ad blocker is detected.
And it’s not the only major issue that happened. Earlier this year, YouTube’s tactic against ad blockers was exposed: it slowed down video buffering, commenting, and previewing. YouTube then denied the involvement, but findings said otherwise. Yikes.
Last year, YouTube started enforcing its paid plan, YouTube Premium, for folks using ad blockers. Once an ad blocker is detected, YouTube automatically slaps you with a paywall with options to either allow YouTube ads or try the Premium plan.
YouTube Premium costs about $13,99 per month, and soon enough, it seems to be the only option if you want to avoid double 30-second ads. You can still get it for cheaper, however. For a student, it’s $7.99, and if you’re a family of 5, you can pay a total of $22.99.
