Youtube and others want their users to disable adblockers to increase their revenue from advertisements, but will forcing the users to so do be effective in the long-term? What unexpected consequences could occur? Why do people use adblockers in the first place? Why aren't more users buying Youtube Premium as a solution? Do adblock users still contribute value to websites? Can websites effectively enforce such policies? Are there ways to naturally encourage more users to disable their adblockers instead? Enjoy my informal and assorted ramblings as I learn basic video editing skills. For more examples of the Cobra Effect, here is a playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lUrH4Sbgh8&list=PLBuns9Evn1w9XhnH7vVh_7C65wJbaBECK Be aware: The publisher of this series, Reason TV, hit the nail on the head with exploring this concept, but they do have a HEAVY libertarian bias, and I do not agree with everything that they publish. Be aware before you watch a series that could alter your recommendations. Supplemental links and sources will (slowly) be updated here. I should have done so in the first place, but future videos won't have this issue. Adblocker legality in Germany: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/11/adblock-plus-wins-its-6th-court-case-brought-by-der-spiegel/ FBI on Adblockers: https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2022/PSA221221?=8324278624 NSA, CIA, and others on adblockers: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21068028-wyden-letter-to-omb-on-ad-blocking Interesting article from Australia not in video: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3455730/government-agencies-ordered-to-block-online-ads-flash.html Good info on adblock detection and GDPR compliance: https://iabeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20160516-IABEU_Guidance_AdBlockerDetection.pdf Insight on undisclosed ads: https://www.vox.com/recode/23197348/tiktok-ad-sponcon-influencers Several cases where a website agreement was not enforceable (not the same as legal precedence): https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/casebrief/p/casebrief-specht-v-netscape-commc-ns-corp https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/casebrief/p/casebrief-nguyen-v-barnes-noble-inc https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/casebrief/p/casebrief-meyer-v-uber-techs-inc