This is the best summary I could come up with:

YouTube has launched a global front against ad-blocking extensions, taking a small experiment it began in June full-scale.

As noticed by Android Authority on Monday morning, some YouTube users are now seeing a disruptive prompt when they try to watch videos while using a browser with an ad blocker.

Ads support a diverse ecosystem of creators globally and allow billions to access their favorite content on YouTube.

The Google support page link in the above statement notes that “if you continue to use ad blockers, we may block your video playback.”

Since announcing the smaller “experiment,” ad blockers such as Adblock Plus have been looking for ways to continue serving YouTube users, but that will become harder as Google hardens its ad-blocker-blocking efforts.

“The bottom line is we know how important it is for our users to access an ad-free YouTube experience for free,” an Adblock Plus blog post from October 13 reads.

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That’s not a discussion on Hacker News, it’s a long-form ad about the virtues of paying for YouTube.