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Original Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/04/16/0040253/youtubes-ad-blocker-crackdown-now-includes-third-party-apps?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=
YouTube's Ad Blocker Crackdown Now Includes Third-Party Apps
YouTube has updated its policies to no longer allow "third-party apps to turn off ads." The Verge reports: This appears to target mobile ad blockers like AdGuard, which lets you open YouTube within the ad blocking app, where you'll get to view videos interruption-free. "We only allow third-party apps to use our API when they follow our API Services Terms of Service," YouTube says. "When we find an app that violates these terms, we will take appropriate action to protect our platform, creators, and viewers." To get around this, YouTube once again suggests signing up for the ad-free YouTube Premium.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/04/16/0040253/youtubes-ad-blocker-crackdown-now-includes-third-party-apps?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=
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