# YouTube's Latest Move Against Ad Blockers: Blank Screens and Blackouts 🛑

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/youtubes-latest-move-against-ad-blockers-blank-screens-and-blackouts/287909>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** technology\
**Created:** [July 29, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/youtubes-latest-move-against-ad-blockers-blank-screens-and-blackouts/287909 "2024-07-29T23:46:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheJoker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thejoker/32/22660_2.png) [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/youtubes-latest-move-against-ad-blockers-blank-screens-and-blackouts/287909/1 "2024-07-29T23:46:01Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **New Tactic** : YouTube users are experiencing blank ads or black screens when using ad-blockers, lasting the same duration as typical ads before the actual video content starts.
2. **User Reports** : This change has been widely reported on social media, indicating YouTube’s intensified efforts to counter ad-blocking extensions.
3. **Ad-Free Resistance** : The blank screens are seen as YouTube’s strategy to discourage ad-blocking and ensure ad visibility for revenue generation.

[Read more on Mashable](https://mashable.com)

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**Author:** ![Esskayrri](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/esskayrri/32/148292_2.png) [@Esskayrri](https://onehack.st/u/Esskayrri)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/youtubes-latest-move-against-ad-blockers-blank-screens-and-blackouts/287909/2 "2024-07-31T22:39:03Z")

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any solutions?