Recently, YouTube appears to be testing unskippable advertisements lasting up to three hours for users who might be utilizing ad blockers. This unusual practice has created frustration among users, as shared on Reddit, where complaints and screenshots of these lengthy ads have surfaced. While YouTube maintains that such ads should be limited to 15 seconds, their behavior—suggesting a punitive approach—has drawn concerns. Despite no official confirmation of targeting ad blocker users, YouTube's terms indicate that using such tools violates their service agreement. This ongoing situation stresses the ongoing battle between advertisers and consumers seeking ad-free experiences.
Google has been taking its crusade against adblockers to a whole new level lately, so if you've started getting unskippable multi-hour ads on YouTube, that might be why.
This pop-up led Android Authority to question whether it's only users running ad blockers who are getting this kind of treatment, a question author Aamir Siddiqui reached out to YouTube for confirmation on.
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