YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers

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YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers
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YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers::People are installing and uninstalling ad blockers in record high numbers as a result of YouTube's anti-ad blocking efforts.

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I'm sure Google isn't surprised either. And if they get everyone moving to the same fewer and fewer ad blockers, they have fewer and fewer to work against.

Yeah but then more will just pop up, it's a losing battle trying to prevent the online community from doing something, just ask drm devs

It's just like an evolutionary arms race😋

The only way to win at the game of life is to cheat harder than the previous winner.

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