My first thought was, "There is no way that's true. Most people would just toggle it off for YouTube. Most of them give you a big on/off button." Sure enough, t

My first thought was, "There is no way that's true. Most people would just toggle it off for YouTube. Most of them give you a big on/off button." Sure enough, the headline is a technically-true lie (emphasis mine): > Previously unreported figures from ad blocking companies indicate that YouTube’s crackdown is working, with hundreds of thousands of people uninstalling ad blockers in October. The available data suggests last month saw a record number of adblockers uninstalled—and also a record for new ad blocker installs as people sought alternatives that wouldn’t trigger YouTube’s dreaded popup.