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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

YouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave

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YouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

YouTube begins new wave of slowdowns for users with ad blockers enabled

YouTube recently started slowing down its entire site whenever ad blockers are used. A new wave of slowdowns is hitting...

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YouTube video ads can’t be blocked with just DNS blocking unfortunately, they are served from the same hosts as YouTube videos.

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