Google is intentionally throttling YouTube videos, slowing down users with ad blockers

[vala@lemmy.world]

So it's not very straight forward lol?

[vala@lemmy.world]

Sample size one but I'm on Fedora with Firefox and uBlock. Not seeing any issues yet.

[zarkanian@sh.itjust.works]

Same on FireDragon with Garuda.

[zarkanian@sh.itjust.works]

Or it was just a weird network issue. A week is a long time, though.

[stebo02@sopuli.xyz]

for us it is

[berlinblades@lemmy.world]

I watch ad free, and screen off through the Brave browser.
All good for now.

[mondomon@lemmy.world]

Same, using CleanTube.

[turret3857@infosec.pub]

I'm on Android w/ PipePipe & GrayJay and have been experiencing issues with videos loading a little then buffering for like 5 minutes

[m3t00@lemmy.world]

might be brain damaged but haven't noticed a slowdown or seen any ads in occasional use.

[ikidd@lemmy.world]

Same with Piped. Pinchflat downloads it so even if it were throttled when it fetches, it will play at local speeds

[bloomcole@lemmy.world]

ublockorigin etc... 5 second unnecessary delay, very annoying . that's my experience

[shaper@lemm.ee]

Is it possible to post the same video both to youtube and peertube without trouble? I wonder if this is prohibited cause I think many creators would mirror their content to peertube if they could.

[captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works]

Same setup, same results. I do intentionally keep the resolution low though.

[drhodl@lemmy.world]

I have no issues at all, once a vid is running. Choosing a vid takes much longer these days though, because the goddam stupid fucking algorhythm serves up 95% slop these days. Already viewed vids, ones expressly blocked, "news" stories that are YEARS old, or those in weird foreign languages, make up most of the garbage I get offered....

[drhodl@lemmy.world]

Same here, but do you notice how bad the algorhythm has become, at offering useful, interesting, or relevant vids..?

[carrot@lemmy.today]

It's not perfect, but I use grayjay. They have an android app and a desktop client, and are usually pretty quick to make updates that will sidestep Google's anti-adblocking measures (within 1-2 days.) Again, not perfect, but I don't mind a slightly worse experience to avoid having to see an ad. Plus it has sponsor block support built right in

[cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca]

Ya that works too. At the time I discovered it I was using piped for a long time already. Greyjay had some more bells and whistles and the UI is more overwhelming at first. It also had a big that was annoying and functioned fine in piped so I stuck with that in the end. Also greyjay is a massive app by comparison if you care about that.

[berlinblades@lemmy.world]

Yes I have actually.
I thought it was a trump thing.
Like you watch one news item featuring him, then they push a hundred reaction videos of some guy playing newsman in his home.

[lud@lemm.ee]

And no ads I presume.

Understandable that they would block it.

[sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Yeah the moment you open invidious on the same machine it stops. Curious huh.