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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

YouTube could be testing a three-strikes policy for ad blocking

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YouTube could be testing a three-strikes policy for ad blocking

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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

A Redditor has discovered a popup menu on YouTube, warning them of a three-strikes policy for blocking ads.

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What are they gonna do, block the IP?

This is exactly what they will do, yes.
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  With carrier grade NATs, they’d block a bunch of people, even subscribers…

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