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YouTube Is Promoting Adblockers Now...

YouTube Is Promoting Adblockers Now...

Source: YouTube · SomeOrdinaryGamers · published May 4, 2025 · 21:20

Cybersecurity
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BLUF: YouTube has contradictory policies where creators are penalized for discussing ad blockers 1:12, while allowing Pi Adblock advertisements 0:53.

Key Takeaways:
• Pi Adblock, created by former Honey staff 8:44, pays users to view "fair ads" 4:51
• YouTube penalized Linus Tech Tips for ad blocker content 1:22 but allows Pi ads 3:42
• Pi is accused of taking code from uBlock Origin without GPL compliance 9:21

Pi openly admits to fighting YouTube's anti-adblock tactics while YouTube allows their ads 13:14.

Sources:

  • 0:53 YouTube's ad blocker war
  • 1:12 YouTube terms violation
  • 4:51 Pi's fair ads system
  • 8:44 Honey founders connection
  • 13:14 Fighting YouTube's tactics

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If none of your friends have told you about the skip forever button, those aren't your friends. This is Pi. And if it sounds familiar to you, it's probably because you've seen their ads everywhere. Especially this one. Oh, no way. You're teaching me how to block ads. Get out of here. You know, if anybody's going to teach my audience how to block ads, it's going to be me. Okay. Now, of course, you probably seen plenty of influencers like that. Uh, you know, basically advertise before a video, you've probably seen a YouTube pre-roll ad. If you don't have YouTube Premium, if you don't have an ad blocker, you're probably looking at the ads. Okay, now shade to the influencer we've seen in the beginning of this video. I really don't know who they are. I'm sure they don't know who I am. All right…