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mesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago

Google is intentionally throttling YouTube videos, slowing down users with ad blockers

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Google is intentionally throttling YouTube videos, slowing down users with ad blockers

www.windowscentral.com

mesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago
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Google is waging war on ad blockers — throttling YouTube to force users back in line
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The world’s biggest video platform is sabotaging your stream — unless you play by their ad-fueled rules.
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  • AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social
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    10 months ago

    In related news, PeerTube just achieved its funding goal - including all of its stretch goals.

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      10 months ago

      Very good news!!

  • SinkingLotus@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I’d sooner spend five minutes waiting for the video to buffer than five seconds watching an ad

  • RedEye FlightControl@lemmy.world
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    Yeah they are, I noticed it get really, really bad this week. It’s an awful experience. But they’ll leave my browser before my adblocker does.

    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      100%. Half the time I get blocked due to VPN or whatever I just close the tab and go with my life. The rest of the time I try all known workarounds. If those fail, I just go with my life.

      My hatred for monopolisation and enshittification is stronger than my desire to watch content on any platform.

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