Tell HN: Google says “AdBlock for YouTube” contains malware

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3 years ago

When I logged in this morning, I saw that Google Chrome now classifies one of the extensions I have installed, "AdBlock for YouTube", as malware: an info box now says "This extension contains malware." I didn't find any official info on the decision, and very little chatter online.

Only thing I found is this screenshot here on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/16hy2of/the_extension_adblock_for_youtube_has_now/

The decision might be related to some cheeky / deceptive fake YouTube Premium modal banner? https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/1601py2/why_is_youtube_forcing_this/

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