YouTube ads are getting more frustrating, with some users reporting unskippable ads that are nearly an hour long. Are ad ...

Google is getting sick and tired of YouTube watchers who use ad blockers, and — no surprise — the company is stepping it up ...

Android Authority's survey shows a clear discrepancy between Google's claims about unskippable ads on YouTube and what users ...

Now that Google is largely winning the war against ad blockers, it’s time to remind the company that it’s messing up again in ...

YouTube users are reporting seeing unskippable multi-hour ads, but it seems like they might be limited to users running ad-blockers.

Ads that are 60, or even 120 minutes long on YouTube: and the best part is that they can't be skipped. I guess we've reached ...

YouTube confirms hour-long unskippable ads target ad blocker users, marking significant escalation in platform's fight ...

Users with ad blockers are reporting seeing hourslong unskippable ads. Users with ad blockers are reporting seeing hourslong unskippable ads. Dominic Preston is a news editor with over a ...

Ads are a part of life now, and they permeate our internet experience. This is especially true for people who use YouTube for ...

The company has introduced a new strategy: extremely long, unskippable ads. Users report encountering ads lasting over an hour, with some claiming durations as long as three hours. There are even ...

Since around January 2025, there have been a series of reports of YouTube displaying unskippable ads that last for several hours. Since these ads are being displayed to users of 'ad blockers' that ...

The biggest one, which we couldn’t verify, is a claim to have seen a 90-hour unskippable ad. Android Authority reports that Google has confirmed a crackdown on YouTube users who use ad blockers.