Having trouble watching YouTube videos lately?
It may be because you’re using ad-blocking software.
Users reported the strange behavior in aReddit threadposted on Monday.
The original poster shared a screen grab of a Gamers Nexus video automatically skipping to the end.
This is apparently intentional on YouTube’s part.
As of Tuesday, users have reported that many ad blockers have been updated to fix the issue.
Users also said that they didn’t experience the issue on uBlock Origin.
The streaming giant didn’t mention skipping or muted videos.
This battle isn’t new.
Other users reported that YouTube managed tobypass ad blockers entirelyand force ads to play even with blockers installed.
YouTube also has spent time trying tomake ads less annoying for users.
Ads that take up more than one-third of the video have also been eliminated.
People still want ad blockers
Ad-block usage has been steadily climbing for over a decade.
Over 20 million people used the technology in 2009.
As of 2024, a recent study claims thatover 50% of Americansuse ad block in some capacity.
A 2023 YouTube crackdown on ad blocking reportedly resulted in arecord number of people uninstalling ad blockers.
Ad-block makers quickly released updates to bypass the change.
