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fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years 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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YouTube begins new wave of slowdowns for users with ad blockers enabled
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YouTube recently started slowing down its entire site whenever ad blockers are used. A new wave of slowdowns is hitting...
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    Youtube doesnt make money with the youtuber reviewing the product.

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      Yes, but that’s self inflicted. They make the rules. They build the software. They decide how ads are presented.

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      They sure are.
      Those creators drive the traffic to the page.

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        Which only has value to the corporation if the people driven there watch ads on said page.

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