YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers

Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by bryanrasmussen on Thursday May 11, 2023 @03:35AM (#35898995)

>I just cannot browse the internet without adblocker, it is too slow, but more importantly too distracting

not saying this applies to you but might it be that ads are distracting enough that they would be an actual accessibility problem affecting people with ADHD - if so is not allowing people to block ads likely to run into legal issues?

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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by xattt on Thursday May 11, 2023 @03:45AM (#35899077)

Yes! Ad blockers are an accessibility tool for people with executive functioning disorders!

Can you imagine the uproar if a mainstream website blocked screen readers for people with low vision?

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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by bryanrasmussen on Thursday May 11, 2023 @05:16AM (#35899724)

Then Google might be liable under various laws that support disabilities, varying per jurisdiction obviously.

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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by worldofmatthew on Thursday May 11, 2023 @05:56AM (#35899991)

All Captcha's could in the USA be illegal aswell under the ADA.... As some people with learning disabilities won't be able to complete them.

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