Ad - blocker users will be denied access to content in The Times of India and Hindustan Times from 30 June . At least eight other news outlets in India are expected to follow suit , which will impact the country 's 122 million active ad - blocker users . As many websites depend on advertising as their primary source of income , some could go so far as charging users to read articles if they do not disable their ad - blockers , as men 's magazine GQ has done , although few publishers are known to have taken such action .
Ad-blocker users will be denied access to content in The Times of India and Hindustan Times from 30 June. At least eight other news outlets in India are expected to follow suit, which will impact the country's 122 million active ad-blocker users. As many websites depend on advertising as their primary source of income, some could go so far as charging customers to read articles if they do not disable their ad-blockers, as men's magazine GQ has done, although few publishers are estimated to have taken such action.