DuckDuckGos web browser will now automatically block YouTube ads
THE SO WHAT
Default YouTube ad blocking at the browser level escalates the arms race between platforms and privacy-focused clients. If your growth depends on video ads, start modeling more aggressive client-side blocking and diversify channels before this behavior normalizes.
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