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