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YouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave (9to5google.com)

submitted 10 months ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I haven't experienced this because I don't log in, and haven't since all this fuckery started a couple months ago. I have to double-click play, but that's it. Fully loaded uBlock Origin and AdBlockPlus, no problems in browser at all.

I keep FreeTube loaded with my subscriptions, so if I want to see what's new I can open FreeTube and either watch there or copy the YouTube link and watch on YouTube.

[–] erranto@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Does it affect Invidious front-end as well?? I have been noticing that for a while now, but I thought maybe it is because the page doesn't use native yt js code to track video download. the same videos would load battery smooth when accessed through YT.

[–] Behaviorbabe@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

I’m not very tech savvy, my Adblock sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t. I’ve been using Firefox with extensions incognito for YouTube or I just avoid the site these days. I really liked it for music videos, since in unwilling to pay Spotify. So far my strategy is working.

[–] ammonium@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Wasn't this confirmed to be an AdBlock (Plus) bug? https://twitter.com/gorhill/status/1746263759495077919

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