YouTube blames ad blockers for slow load times, and it has nothing to do with your browser
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YouTube has clarified in a statement that users who use ad blockers will have a suboptimal experience regardless of their browser.

YouTube blames ad blockers for slow load times, and it has nothing to do with your browser | The delay is intentional, but targeting users who continue using ad blockers, and not tied to any browse…::YouTube has clarified in a statement that users who use ad blockers will have a suboptimal experience regardless of their browser.

  • ZephrC@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, sure. That’s why it happens on Firefox even without an adblocker, and goes away when using a user agent switcher to claim you’re using Chrome instead of Firefox while using an adblocker. Because it’s toooooooootally about adblocking.

    • 1bluepixel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I tried this exact scenario and didn’t see any difference in load times. I’m using an ad blocker and it’s definitely sluggish, but switching to a Chrome user agent made no difference.

      • Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        It’s hard to tell these days when there’s so much A/B testing and stuff going on. I haven’t run into this at all personally.

        • 30p87@feddit.deEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Fun fact: piped.video A/B tests shit. Use it instead of Googles crap.