YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party #apps

#YouTube (#Google) says that users who watch YouTube through third-party apps may experience buffering and errors. Specifically affects apps using the YouTube #api.

This is a feature, not a bug. I am rolling my eyes.

(Also: #adguard says it is not affected because it doesn’t use the API.)

#privacy

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/15/24131338/youtube-ad-blocker-crackdown-mobile-apps

YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party apps

YouTube is extending its ad blocking crackdown to third-party apps. The platform says users watching YouTube through an ad blocker app might see an error message.

^{Emma Roth (The Verge)}