Google says adblockers caused YouTube views count to drop - this is what adblockers told us really happened

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Google blames ad blockers for crashing YouTube view counts while filter maintainers scramble to undo accidental damage seen worldwide

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Adblockers claim that hidden filter rules are the major culprit

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