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YouTube is skipping to the end of videos when using ad blockers


Good luck trying to watch YouTube if you have an ad blocker installed

Many believe it’s an intentional move from Google to combat ad blockers, but it’s hard to confidently pin the blame on the search engine giant just yet. Earlier this year, an issue with AdBlock caused YouTube videos to load slowly, which many thought was down to Google. However, Google issued a statement clarifying that it hadn’t made any changes, and AdBlock admitted it was a bug with its software.

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