YouTube begins new wave of slowdowns for users with ad blockers enabled
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YouTube recently started slowing down its entire site whenever ad blockers are used. A new wave of slowdowns is hitting...
  • Zummy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I am for sure one of the smaller number of people doing this, but I watch YouTube on my TV using the TV app. As a result I always had to watch ads. I wish I could avoid them. I suppose a could watch from an alternative and then AirPlay it to my TV, but that’s about it.

    • Miaou@jlai.luEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Changing your router DNS to something that blocks ads (or a pihole at home) and you’ll never have to watch ads ever again, YouTube or elsewhere

      • ylph@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        10 months ago

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