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- YouTube users are experiencing extremely long, unskippable ads, sometimes up to an hour long.
- There’s a good chance that ad blockers might be contributing to the issue.
- We’ve reached out to Google for comments.
Update, January 24, 2025 (01:21 PM ET): We’ve now heard back from Google, and the company offers the following statement:
Ads are a vital lifeline for our creators that helps them run and grow their businesses. That’s why the use of ad blockers violate YouTube’s Terms of Service. We’ve launched a global effort to urge viewers with ad blockers enabled to allow ads on YouTube or try YouTube Premium for an ad free experience.