YouTube might start disabling videos for users with ad blockers

As part of the test, users watching YouTube with ad blockers enabled will receive multiple requests to disable them before video playback is disabled .— Photo by Christian Wiediger on Unsplash

YouTube is currently conducting a test on disabling video playback for users that make use of ad blockers on the platform.

According to a statement from the video-sharing website given to The Verge, the experiment is being run globally. The company urges viewers using ad blockers to either disable them on the website or alternatively try out YouTube Premium.