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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days ago

Google says adblockers caused YouTube views count to drop - this is what adblockers told us really happened

www.techradar.com

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Google says adblockers caused YouTube views count to drop - this is what adblockers told us really happened

www.techradar.com

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days ago

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Google blames ad blockers for crashing YouTube view counts while filter maintainers scramble to undo accidental damage seen worldwide

www.techradar.com

Adblockers claim that hidden filter rules are the major culprit

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No. It’s false news. Just someone panicked looking for a cheap reason.

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