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A hot potato: YouTube is once again cracking down on those who use ad blockers. The Google-owned company has been implementing measures to combat third-party extensions for years, and it has just ...
YouTube has introduced a new 'Peak Points' ad format that places ads right where something exciting happens in a video.
Tired of YouTube ads disrupting your videos? Here are five clever hacks to skip or block ads without paying for premium, and enjoy seamless viewing for free.
If you’re not a YouTube Premium member, then you’re probably used to seeing ads pop up during longer videos. These mid-roll ads are a reality, and they’ve been pretty annoying. well ...
Alphabet's Q4 financial results (via Variety) reveals that YouTube ads raked in more than $10.4 billion in the quarter—to be clear, that's 10 billion smackers in just three months.
YouTube is now hiding the 'skip' button whenever ads are playing, and users don't want it.
Google is bringing more ads to YouTube, as you'll see them when you pause video playback - here's why that's not a bad idea.
That ads appeared anyway on YouTube ahead of falsehoods about Haitian migrants underscores the difficulty advertisers face in maintaining brand safety in an especially volatile election year.
YouTube's crack down on ad blockers leads to unskippable blank video ads on the platform.
Google has a new weapon against YouTube ad blocker extensions: A new way of injecting unskippable ads into videos.
Google is reportedly testing a new way to ensure people see YouTube ads: injecting them right into the video stream. However, some users report the new ads are unskippable or remove playback controls ...
Embedding YouTube ads directly into video streams makes them indistinguishable from content, neutralizing ad blockers.