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
    11·
    5 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.

    • SpookySnek@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      161·
      5 months ago

      I bought a chromecast with google TV specifically for this purpose, with it you can download “SmartTube” and watch youtube completely ad-free

    • roofuskit@lemmy.worldEnglish
      91·
      5 months ago

      If you had an android device you’d be allowed to install an alternative YouTube app.

    • Firestorm DruidEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      Same but with my PS5. But I don’t think there’s any way of getting an ad block on there

    • Miaou@jlai.luEnglish
      222·
      5 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
        31·
        5 months ago

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

      • guajojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        72·
        5 months ago

        Of course this is possible but this involves more than just pihole. I’m running this with a combo of adaway + mikrotik router with port based NATing.

        People downvoting you are like the angrycry meme about the low to high IQ gauge.

        • verysoft@kbin.social
          3·
          5 months ago

          Not anymore, it used to. Pihole can only block ads that are served from known ad servers. But with the way ads are served on YT, it can’t block them without also blocking the entire video.

          My pi hole currently blocks around 10% of all the requests made on my network. So its still worthwhile for cutting down on some ads and tracking.