YouTube is introducing channel-level ad blocking controls, moving this functionality from AdSense directly into the YouTube platform. How it works: Creators can access ad blocking controls via YouTube Studio on desktop. Feature available to channels with watch page monetization enabled....
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Elon Musk says no more blocking on X, formerly Twitter
The block tool on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, will be removed, according to owner Elon Musk. “Block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs,” Musk wrote in a post to X on Friday. “It makes no sense.” The block button allowed users to prevent others...
Google On Blocking Banner Ads From Getting Indexed as Main Content
Google’s John Mueller answered a question in Reddit about whether Google indexes content placed before the main content as part of the post. John’s answer addressed part of the question but left the overall question unanswered. Nevertheless, there is a solution for the person’s question....
Google Says Blocking Other Crawlers Does Not Impact Google Search
Google's John Mueller was asked if Google Search would be impacted if you block other crawlers, like Bing or the ChatGPT crawler. John said no, "Google doesn't care if you block other crawlers."This came up on Twitter the other day, where the SEO asked, "if I block CCBot from crawling my...