YouTube has been trying to discourage the use of ad blockers in browsers for months because they affect advertising activityand in a new attempt to win this battle, it has started expanding the page slowdown to more users, not just the video being played.

Google’s video platform confirmed in November that it was implementing a series of measures to prevent users from using ad blockers AdGuard, AdLock and Ghostery in their browsers, with the aim of avoiding advertisements that play before and during the videos, details Europe Press.

The notification warning that using these extensions will prevent videos from playing until they are disabled or uninstalled was followed by the videos slowing down or even stopping.

Now, as reported in 9to5GoogleThese efforts by Google extend to more users worldwide, who discovered this in the past two days charging problems which they initially confused with internet connection glitches.

Users who have shared their experiences on forums like Reddit explain this The entire YouTube page crashed in Edge while playing a videowhich doesn’t allow you to load anything or interact with the videos, not even to write a comment.

YouTube has always stated that users who want to have an optimal experience on its platform can choose to remove ad blockers and allow this ad content, or access the Premium subscription in case you don’t want publicity. (JO)