YouTube might slow down your videos if you block ads

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Lemmy

If they know I’m blocking their ads, why wouldn’t they just block the video altogether? That’s what they currently do.

If it’s already blocked, slowing it down to “blocked… but slower” seems rather pointless?

They are probably trying to find that spot where it’s just slightly more annoying to block ads than leave them unblocked.

Currently blocking ads consists of keeping uBlock Origin up to date. Not blocking ads generally means going to a different platform after a single ad roll.

I have no issues with pre-roll ads; it’s the interstitial ones that drive me away.

i added 2-3 other adblockers. and i use UBLOCK origin to bypass facebooks login popup.

i added 2-3 other adblockers

Never run multiple adblockers at the same time. You gain nothing except broken websites, performance issues, and an increased chance of triggering anti-adblocks.