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YouTube’s ad blocking crackdown is facing a new challenge: privacy laws - The Verge

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YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown isn’t just annoying, it could be illegal in Europe

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YouTube’s ad blocking crackdown is facing a new challenge: privacy laws | Privacy advocates argue YouTube’s ad blocker restrictions violate the European Union’s online privacy laws.

www.theverge.com /2023/11/7/23950513/youtube-ad-blocker-crackdown-privacy-advocates-eu

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YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown isn’t just annoying, it could be illegal in Europe

www.theverge.com /2023/11/7/23950513/youtube-ad-blocker-crackdown-privacy-advocates-eu

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YouTube’s ad blocking crackdown is facing a new challenge: how to be even more of a massive cunt for no practical reason and only the tiniest sliver more profit. Answers on the back of a post card.
- Pretty sure they will lose more money in the long run. Because you can still block ads. I don't know why it says otherwise, but it's not working

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