Under Article 5(3) of 2002/58/EC YouTube are legally obligated to obtain consent before storing or accessing information already stored on an end user’s terminal equipment unless it is strictly necessary for the provisions of the requested service.

In 2016 the EU Commission confirmed in writing that adblock detection requires consent.

The EU stepped in, they have to remove it in Europe. Not sure about America though…

My friend went to a Weezer concert recently, he said there weren’t any ads pushed.