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YouTube started slowing video buffer with adblock enabled (old.reddit.com)

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[–] nicerdicer2 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I haven't had any issues with slow buffering yet, but I have experienced something different: Sometimes the video playback suddenly stops altogether in the middle and throws me out of the video completely. I suspect that an ad is supposed to be played in this particular part of the video. I have to re-start playing the video from the part where it threw me out. Sometimes this happens several times in the same video.

I use the latest Firefox in combination with uBlock Origin (also always up-to-date).

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