YouTube Restricts Content For Viewers Using Ad-Blocking Tools In New Experiment by Colin Kirkland , May 11, 2023 In a move to promote its ad-free Premium subscription option, YouTube is currently running a new experiment that blocks users from watching in-app content while ad-blocking apps are active in their browsers. The experiment was originally reported … Continue reading YouTube Restricts Content For Viewers Using Ad-Blocking Tools In New Experiment
Seven In Eight Ad-Blocking Millennials Really Are Digital Shoplifters by Sean Hargrave , Staff Writer, February 21, 2018 First the good news — ad-blocking millennials are willing to pay for content. Now the not-so-good news. Of all the forms of content available, paying for news comes at the bottom of the pile. It’s hard to … Continue reading Seven In Eight Ad-Blocking Millennials Really Are Digital Shoplifters
By Liz Farquhar August 30th, 2017 Ad viewability is a major concern for marketers and advertisers. And between ad-blocking and flawed viewability standards (which seemingly get harder to enforce by the day) there is plenty to be concerned about. In addition to worrying about programmatic ad placements, marketers are also up against click fraud issues, which … Continue reading What Can Marketers Do About Ad-Blocking?
The report offers some new insights into what it will take to keep people away from ad blockers. Barry Levine on July 27, 2016 From the IAB report Earlier this month, I posted a story that pointed out there’s a key missing stat in all the data about ad blocking: Where is the data showing … Continue reading Does the IAB’s first ad-blocking study provide the “missing stat”?
