YouTube ad Blocker War Continues as Comments and Video Descriptions Go Missing

YouTube ad blocker war continues as comments and video descriptions go missing

A number of YouTube users are reporting missing comments and video descriptions, and it appears to be yet another result...

YouTube Bug Makes Comments Disappear, But Is It Really a Bug or Another Ad Blocker Attack?

According to several reports, it seems that there is a weird YouTube bug going around which causes comments and descriptions in videos to disappear. However, is this really a bug, or is this part of YouTube’s ongoing fight against ad blockers? YouTube bug causes comments to disappear According to multiple posts on Reddit, users are finding that they cannot see comments on YouTube, and that video descriptions are also gone. Some have attributed t…

Comments on YouTube videos are failing to load and anti-adblock measures may be to blame

YouTube is having trouble with loading the comment section under its videos – some think that this is an anti-adblock measure. Multiple users on Reddit are reporting encountering the issue. For some, the video description also fails to load, not just the comments. People have tried multiple workarounds, e.g. refreshing the page seems to work occasionally, which suggests that this is a regular site issue. However, the most reliable “workaround” d…

YouTube adds new hurdles for ad blockers, and there's currently no way around it

Credit: Taylor Kerns / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube is limiting comments and video descriptions for certain users. The common root cause appears to be their use of an ad blocker on the web. The issue also affects some YouTube Premium users. With it being the largest video and entertainment platform in the world, it can be maddening if YouTube doesn’t work the way it should. Something similar is happening now, with scores of users reporting f…