YouTube money grab ?

I had an add blocker but You Tube can see you are using one and won't allow you to view videos if it is turned on. After a half dozen notifications I went in my settings and made some changes. I see the ads now and also the free videos. That's the way it works.
i watch a lot of youtube using ad block and like i said, never saw that stuff. i have no idea why but so far it hasn't effected me.