How to Use ad blocker in a Sentence

ad blocker

noun
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  • YouTube is continuing its ad blocker crackdown by testing server-side ad injection.
    — Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 14 June 2024
  • In recent months, the company has been cracking down on ad blockers on YouTube in a big way.
    — Matt Burgess, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2023
  • This isn’t its first attempt at curbing ad blockers on the platform.
    — Dua Rashid / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 May 2024
  • And plenty of people use ad blockers on the web, Zuckerman points out.
    — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Google also wants to cripple ad blockers on Chrome sometime this year.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2023
  • YouTube has used all sorts of tactics to get people to turn off ad blockers and subscribe to YouTube Premium.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Ad-free streaming services like Netflix were booming and ad blockers for the web were thriving.
    — Suzanne Vranica, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In its Monday blog post, YouTube says ad blockers violate its terms of service.
    — Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The ad blocker visibly did its job, removing inline ads, popup ads, slide-in ads, and more.
    — PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
  • YouTube has been at war with ad blockers for quite some time now and has employed various tactics to keep users off those extensions.
    — Dua Rashid / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 May 2024
  • The looming phaseout has caused many uBlock Origin users on Chrome to worry they’ll be forced to install a less effective ad blocker.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 30 May 2024
  • Don't be surprised if your ad blocker suddenly stops working on YouTube.
    — Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
  • YouTube is throwing a major wrench into video playback for viewers who are using ad blockers.
    — Chris Welch, The Verge, 29 June 2023
  • Google is making way for Manifest V3, the Chrome extension specification that could change the way ad blockers work.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 30 May 2024
  • YouTube has reportedly stepped up its fight against ad blockers by starting to build ads into the video before it is sent to the user’s device, rather than sending the ads separately to be inserted on the device.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024
  • AdGuard combines an ad blocker, privacy protection module, and a parental control tool in a single app that works to protect your whole family online.
    — Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 30 June 2023
  • YouTube decided to start detecting ad blockers and refusing to play videos until the blocker is either disabled or users sign up for a Premium subscription.
    — Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 11 May 2023
  • Hanff isn’t the only advocate who opposes YouTube’s ad blocker clampdown, either.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The company previously has been showing pop-up messages saying ad blockers violate YouTube terms of service.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Android Authority earlier reported on those tests, which prevent viewers from watching more than three videos when an ad blocker is active.
    — Chris Welch, The Verge, 29 June 2023
  • Some ad blockers can be deactivated for specific websites, and users can also disable them instead of completely uninstalling.
    — WIRED, 3 Nov. 2023

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