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YouTube might slow down your videos if you block ads (www.pcworld.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 31 points 1 year ago (6 children)

They are probably trying to find that spot where it's just slightly more annoying to block ads than leave them unblocked.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Currently blocking ads consists of keeping uBlock Origin up to date. Not blocking ads generally means going to a different platform after a single ad roll.

    I have no issues with pre-roll ads; it’s the interstitial ones that drive me away.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I have an issue with pre-roll ads. Some of them are extremely long and can't be skipped

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    Remember 10 years ago the YouTube app only showed ads on every 3rd video and often only a single 5 second ad, and everything longer could be skipped.

    Like a frog in a pot I could tolerate that amount, a few years later they started the ad ramp-up and what finally drove me to install vanced were 3 unskippable ads you had to endure just to watch something.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Absolutely the same for me. The only reason I block their ads is because of how frequently they interrupt the content. It’s just unacceptably greedy. Pre-roll ads is fine, I get they have bills to pay too.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    i added 2-3 other adblockers. and i use UBLOCK origin to bypass facebooks login popup to look at posts. because making a fake acct for fb is extremely difficult, one of the few places on the internet that i can download new maps of old rpg game(linked to thier drive).

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    i added 2-3 other adblockers

    Never run multiple adblockers at the same time. You gain nothing except broken websites, performance issues, and an increased chance of triggering anti-adblocks.

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