Microsoft Edge users with stricter online privacy settings have found that Google prevents them from watching YouTube videos, at least in some cases.
As a reminder, earlier this year, Google experimented with blocking other people who used ad blockers. As we saw back then, if you were to use an ad blocker, YouTube could trip over it and refuse to offer you content until you turn it on. off.
As reported via Windows Latest, it looks like this is now for some Edge users who have selected the Strict option with the browser’s tracking prevention feature, which blocks trackers (of course) and ensures that classified ads have a minimum point of no advertising. (In other words, restricting the private knowledge that Google can extract from your browser in order to better deliver targeted classified ads. )
The technician observed this habit and noted that if they are affected, Edge users will want to move from the Strict setting to the Intermediate Balanced mode for tracking protection.
It turns out that Google believes that this specific privacy selection in Edge interferes too much with its advertising work on YouTube and therefore wants to be treated accordingly, as one of the best ad blockers.
Naturally, Google will argue that those who watch YouTube out of a simple desire to offer something in terms of monetization for the company, and if they don’t want ads, then subscribe to YouTube Premium (which unfortunately saw a price increase not long ago). ). ).
However, it’s tricky to start doing this all of a sudden with Edge, as its anti-tracking features don’t go as far as a full-fledged ad blocker.
However, according to the report, not all Edge users seem to be affected, so it’s possible that Google is testing the waters here. If this is the case, the resolution may be revoked at a later date.
Otherwise, there’s not much you can do about it, other than avoiding the strict mode as mentioned. Another option if you need to keep coverage tight is to move YouTube. com to the list of exceptions in your tracking prevention settings. In this way, they still have merit elsewhere on the web, but YouTube classified ads would possibly not be affected.
Part of the challenge with YouTube classifieds is that they can be a nuisance, with multiple classified ads running in a row, or those that can’t be skipped (maybe clips that are a bit long), all of which can be frustrating. Especially if you only have a few minutes to watch a quick video on your phone and end up spending much of that time looking at classified ads.
As mentioned, Google told us in May that blocking classified ads is an experiment, but it turns out to be an experiment that the company is conducting.
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