YouTube has now begun skipping videos altogether for users with ad blockers

plot twist: youtube has stopped showing videos altogether, so ad blockers hide the only thing they show instead.

The only way I can keep watching YouTube is with Smart Tube, uBlock and SponsorBlock. Donating 1€ to a content creator is equivalent to watch hundreds of hours worth of ads, so I prefer to do that when I can.

I use an adblocker and have noticed no difference in months.