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.

  • 1bluepixel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months 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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      10 months 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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        10 months ago

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