YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers

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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
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Yeah I think it's a good option for a lot of people.

As a counterpoint, I recommend watching Louis Rossman's take on why he recommends people pirate instead of paying for YouTube Premium. His general philosophy on things is that you should pay for things unless you're getting an inferior service to the pirates. In this case of YouTube Premium, he considers it restrictive enough (won't let him watch videos offline) that he cancelled his subscription and now recommends piracy.

But YouTube Premium lets you download and watch offline...

Did you watch the video? YouTube Premium lets you watch a video offline if you're online. If you've been offline for 3 days, however, you cannot watch any videos offline, which makes the usage of the word "offline" a little strange.