Adblock: Google did not slow down and lag YouTube performance with ad blocker on - Neowin (www.neowin.net)

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Adblock: Google did not slow down and lag YouTube performance with ad blocker on - Neowin::According to several user reports online, Google was apparently slowing YouTube down if it detected adblockers. However, Adblock has now confirmed that such is not the case at all.

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[-] takeda@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Google slows down Firefox. After I installed UA switcher and changed UA for YouTube it became very snappy.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Yeah that should be blatantly illegal

[-] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 9 months ago

F*K Google.

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