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YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blocker (www.businessinsider.com)

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YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blocker::YouTube has been cracking down on people using ad blockers. Now, a spokesperson says that using ad blockers could lead to "suboptimal viewing."

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Kind of shocked it took this long.

It always cost more more but the games that used clever traps were a lot more effective than just drm. Because warez groups can easily check if the game launches. Not if every enemy after mission four has infinite health and pinpoint accuracy.

Just curious if this maps to "shit, Google knows Twitter exists and figured out what we are doing" or "YouTube servers are broken"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

I mean... it definitely will if you turn off your ad blocker.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

How can they make the experience worse for people using adblock if they cant even detect it

If they can detect adblockers, why not just block everyone using one like they were doing previously?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I wonder if it's a switch in strategy, i.e. The ad block ban popup gives clear notification to the user to update their adblock but slowing the video load speeds without giving feedback might be a more effective in slowing the arms race.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Until an alternative to Youtube happens, then this will continue.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Odysee? Rumble? Freetube? Re-vanced?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Then don't use it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

About all this is doing is making me update my lists in UBO more often.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I've been wondering why YouTube keeps playing the same three videos that I've already watched after each new one.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I've switched to the FreeTube app on desktop and now I'm just using it without a second thought. No ads and a much faster and better YouTube with absolutely no ads.

I'm not about to pay one of the richest and morally corrupt companies in the world for YouTube.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

YouTube appeared to confirm reports that people with ad-blockers installed were experiencing a multi-second delay before being able to watch a video.

The Android-based news website Android Authority reported that people who weren't using Chrome noticed the delays, citing Reddit users who said they've experienced this delay while using browsers like Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge.

"In the past week, users using ad blockers may have experienced suboptimal viewing, which included delays in loading, regardless of the browser they are using.

Users who have uninstalled their ad blockers may still experience a temporary delay in loading, and should try refreshing their browser," a YouTube spokesperson told Business Insider.

In June 2023, it began preventing users with ad blockers turned on from watching videos and reportedly experimented with pop-up warnings.

More recently, X users began complaining and sharing screenshots of YouTube pop-ups warning them to not use ad blockers.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

How about stop being evil, Youtube?

Oh wait...

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