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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

YouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave

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YouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

YouTube begins new wave of slowdowns for users with ad blockers enabled

YouTube recently started slowing down its entire site whenever ad blockers are used. A new wave of slowdowns is hitting...

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Change your useragent to Chrome.

It breaks the detection of your adblocker… for now.
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  Is it possible to change the user agent just for specific websites? Do you have a recommendation?
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    yes, I use User-Agent Switcher by Erin Schlarb

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