YouTube’s crack down on ad blockers leads to record number of uninstalls

One of the companies, AdGuard mentioned that its Chrome extension has been uninstalled by over 11,000 people daily since October 9, up from 6,000 uninstallations per day prior to YouTube’s change, reports Wired.

Another extension, AdLock, saw a 30 per cent increase in daily installations and uninstallations in October compared to previous months.

Ad blocking company Ghostery reported that its usage was flat in October as it experienced three to five times the daily number of installs as well as uninstalls.