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YOUTUBE RECENTLY STARTED testing a three-strikes policy for viewers who use ad blockers on its website. If it detects that you have one installed, it will give you three chances to disable the tool before it blocks you from watching any videos.

This strict new policy is intended to discourage us from using ad-blocking extensions such as uBlock Origin () and instead subscribe to ad-free YouTube Premium for $13.99 a month. But Google is far from the only company to clamp down on ad blockers, and many sites now insist that you disable yours before you can

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