1y ago

YouTube blames ad blockers for slow load times, and it has nothing to do with your browser

www.androidauthority.com YouTube blames ad blockers for slow load times, and it has nothing to do with your browser

YouTube has clarified in a statement that users who use ad blockers will have a suboptimal experience regardless of their browser.

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1y ago

YouTube is blaming that Firefox delay people been talking about on adblockers.

www.androidauthority.com /youtube-blames-ad-blockers-slow-load-times-3387523/

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1y ago

YouTube blames ad blockers for slow load times, and it has nothing to do with your browser | The delay is intentional, but targeting users who continue using ad blockers, and not tied to any browse...

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1y ago

YouTube blames ad blockers for slow load times, not the browser

www.androidauthority.com /youtube-blames-ad-blockers-slow-load-times-3387523/

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When aren't those bastards blaming adblockers? Funny how the experience is only getting worse after YT themselves decide to intervene with something.

But why does changing the user agent get rid of the problem?
- Does it? My user agent is still Firefox (default Librewolf after switching on "Resist Fingerprinting"), and well, it doesn't affect me (also added the filter suggested on reddit).
  
  I haven't explored it myself, but it might be a better test to change the useragent to chrome once it does affect you
  I assume with A/B testing, the issue is only applied to a random set of users. So once it DOES affect you, toggle the useragent to see if it fixes it

Yeah right, as if I'll watch advertisements instead.
BTW, it didn't slow down for me at all on Librewolf, but after adding the filter suggested on Reddit, it seems just a hair faster.
- Good to know, thank you :)

YouTube is slow on my smart TV, and I'm a YT Premium subscriber. I call BS.

Youtube is unwatchable without adblockers.

I know I will be hated for my input, but I use Firefox, pay for YouTube Premium, and my load times are fast. My browser choice hasn't caused any slow experiences.
Not that I have to justify my purchase, but it's $25 CAD per month, and I split it between my 5 family members. $5 CAD for ad-free on all my platforms plus YouTube Music, PLUS more money going to creators (as confirmed by Technology Connections on YouTube), I am fine paying a few bucks. Content creators have to get paid, and I hate sitting through ads, so it's a win-win in my books. I also don't want to waste time using third party apps, using DNS adblocking, pihole, etc. just to get a decent experience across my devices.
I'm sure my opinion will be taken very respectfully on Lemmy.
- It's sad people feel obligated to write a wall of text to justify what the hell they're doing with their money. Yes google is shit. But paying for a service is still normal.
- I am fine paying a few bucks. Content creators have to get paid
  Please know that content creators get paid SIGNIFICANTLY less from Premium subscribers than they do from ads. If that's your reason for giving google $25, I think you should know.
  I used to have Premium, but when I discovered that they were still serving me ads and using trackers, I cancelled.
  FWIW, if you want to support content creators, a literal donation of $1 a year to your favourite ones will make them more money than your Premium subscription. I say this as someone with a 20k subscriber channel.
  
  Please know that content creators get paid SIGNIFICANTLY less from Premium subscribers than they do from ads. If that's your reason for giving google $25, I think you should know.
  No they don't. I literally said in the post you're replying to that Technology Connections confirmed YouTube premium pays more.
  https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/111319895234933188
  Pretty wild that you ignored my original comment to spread misinformation.
- You hit the nail on the head for me. I'm not a fan of Google, but for the cost spread across a few people, it's actually not a bad price. Knowing the creators I watch actually helps justify
  
  Just got my monthly cost for a family subscription hiked from AU$17.99 to AU$38.99.
  Oof. The whole family are definately heavy users of YT and YT Music, so it's still worth it... But ow.

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