One ad-blocking company, Ghostery, shared that 90% of users who completed a survey when uninstalling their ad blocker cited YouTube’s changes as the reason.

Ghostery, a German-based ad-blocker, said it had three to five times the average daily uninstall throughout October. When asked why they were leaving, more than 90% of users said YouTube's ...

Many users report that YouTube videos automatically skip to the end or muting video if they are using an ad blocker, making it impossible for them to watch the video.