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YouTube is experimenting with a pop-up message that stops video playback until either your ad blocker is disabled or users sign up for a Premium subscription


YouTube decided to start detecting ad blockers and refusing to play videos until the blocker is either disabled or users sign up for a Premium subscription.

As 9To5Google reports, Reddit users Sazk100 posted an image of the pop-up that appeared when trying to watch a video on YouTube while also running an ad blocker in their browser.


The pop-up states that "ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube," before going on to explain that ads allow YouTube to stay free "for billions of users worldwide."





Users are then given two options: allow ads to play, or sign up for a YouTube Premium subscription which is ad-free, but costs $11.99 per month ($119.99 per year).

As PCMag's review concluded, while a YouTube Premium subscription does remove the ads, allows offline downloads, and includes access to YouTube Music, it's expensive


Not everyone who runs an ad blocker in their browser is going to see this message. A YouTube employee confirmed via Reddit(Opens in a new window) that the pop-up is just an experiment.

Whether it gets used more widely will likely come down to how users who are part of the experiment react to it.


If most of them either disable their ad blocker or sign-up for a Premium subscription, YouTube will no doubt show the pop-up to more users

What add blockers work on YouTube ?

Xiox said What add blockers work on YouTube ?

So far the AdBlock Google Chrome extension is still working

Just get Youtube Premium

YouTube premium is cheaper than lunch lol. Y’all tripping. I think I pay $7

Broke people problems

If you use YouTube alot the premium is def worth it. Plus you can download sh*t like other streaming services.
I use YouTube to listen to the mixtape music that you can't find on Spotify and it's Def worth the 11 bucks a month or whatever it is now to not have to skip or listen to adds every song

That’s how they make their money.

As well as content creators


Don’t want those, pay for premium.. I’m personally thinking about it..

Lol I pay $1.50 a month for youtube premium. Just use a VPN, set it to Argentina, and then subscribe to youtube premium at Argentina's dirt cheap regional pricing.

MONEY WORLD said Lol I pay $1.50 a month for youtube premium. Just use a VPN, set it to Argentina, and then subscribe to youtube premium at Argentina's dirt cheap regional pricing.

Word do this if you are strapped for cash.

Youtube premium is definitely worth it if you use it a lot. My free trial is up and im keeping it.

I remember when youtube had no ads.

I hope you all keep paying that $7. Cheaper than lunch, broke boy problems, keep paying it. That way Youtube won't worry about me getting around their ads. I appreciate yall taking the heat off of us.

They had this for a while now. I got premium but I use brave browser for a min. Some YouTube videos wouldn't play. Some would. That message would pop up on the ones that wouldn't. I started using brave just on worldstar to stop the ads before their videos. No idea how they do that with the ads but the blocker works on them

mrwoodside said Just get Youtube Premium

THIS!!! Best bang for your buck cuz you get YTMusic with it

I had premium for liky four years . I love it .

Youtube premium is definitely worth it especially with YouTube Music in your ride. Just get you and your goons to all hop on a family plan and split the cost.

Man fu*k youtoob and Google. People paying for useless sh*t is reason why it won't go away.