Google’s YouTube division has revealed it is making more of an effort to make third-party apps less usable if they attempt to block out ads created for the video streaming service.
Google’s YouTube video streaming service has been trying for a while to stop third parties from blocking access to its ads. In August 2023, it generated pop-up messages when web browsers with ad blockers were used to play YouTube videos, warning users that their video playback would not run unless those ad blockers were disabled.
Now, a new YouTube support page posted on Monday indicates that third-party YouTube apps that also attempt to shut down ads will be getting similar treatment.
