What to do if you are seeing YouTube's anti-adblocking warning

Is the anti-adblocking warning expected?

YouTube's anti-adblocking notification should no longer appear on the Adblock Plus desktop extension. When we detect the notification, we will automatically pause Adblock Plus so you can continue watching without disruption. The pause is temporary, so if you leave a browser session and return later, it will be unpaused until the warning is detected again.

You may still see a variety of behaviors, such as a temporary black screen or a very brief ad. These are related to our efforts to stop ads from appearing for you. 

Troubleshooting

Disable other extensions

Make sure there isn't a different extension or other software triggering the notification to appear: Why am I still asked to turn off my ad blocker after allowlisting?

Clear your browser cache

Try the following steps in this order: 

1. Sign out of YouTube.

2. Clear your browser's cache: How to clear cache and cookies.

3. Sign back into YouTube.

Submit an issue report

If you continue to see the warning after those steps, please submit an issue report:

1. Go to YouTube.com

2. When YouTube's warning appears, click the ABP toolbar icon.

3. On the pop-up menu, click on Report an issue on this page. A new tab will open.

4. Select the option The page I'm trying to view is broken and then click Continue.

5. On the next page, there will be a screenshot appended to your report. Feel free to hide any information you'd prefer not to display, then click Continue.

6. Enter your email address in the email field.

7. Be sure to select the option Include information about my browser configuration, as well as a list of active extensions I'm using.

8. Click Send Report.

Once you submit the report, if you already have an open ticket, please reply to our last message with the link to the report.