YouTube detects the blocker and stops video playback
YouTube detects this ad blocker and then blocks video playback or shows an ad blocker warning, so videos stop playing.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
37 public reports · first reported 5 December 2023 · last reported 4 March 2026
What's going wrong
Many users of this YouTube ad blocker report that after some point YouTube recognises the extension, shows an ad blocker warning, and refuses to play videos or leaves the player blank.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
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