It's 2026. If you're still using ad blockers to watch YouTube instead of paying for YouTube Premium, we need to have a talk.

For example, back in January, YouTube users encountered a new 'content isn't available' error, which was later found to be ...

YouTube is coming up with another infuriating way to force users to pay for Premium subscipriton or watch ads.

There are previous reports of this specific YouTube ad bug as well. Some date back to January 2026, while others come from late 2025.

Could this be related to ad blockers?

YouTube continues its war on ad blockers, recently showing a notice that confirms videos are slightly slowed down for ad blocker users, while the platform is preparing for longer ad formats. Earlier ...