> The 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers Strictly speaking it's between Alphabet, the company popularly known as "Google" (and subdivisions - here's a

> The 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers Strictly speaking it's between Alphabet, the company popularly known as "Google" (and subdivisions - here's another from the same family[0]), and ad blockers. That each product line is a singular actor that has no bonds to the rest is a fake image to convey. But then for the company behind this campaign having many different hands in the game makes it seem like there are really more parties opposed to ad blockers than reality would have it. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38495559 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38495559