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YouTube is Losing The War Against Adblockers (www.howtogeek.com)
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  • YouTube is intensifying efforts to combat adblockers, including blocking video playback and warning users of potential account suspension.
  • Increased ads on YouTube have driven many users to adblockers, hurting both YouTube’s ad revenue and content creators reliant on ad-based income.
  • Despite these measures, many users are leaving YouTube or finding workarounds, leading creators to seek alternative revenue streams off-platform.
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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I thought I was getting that blank screen long pause before videos, turns out my phone cable was damaged, fixed it and YouTube's back to normal.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Wait, how would a phone cable cause a symptom like that...?

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I'm guessing some of the wires being broken caused congestion or sonething, I dont know why it did it, I just know once I fixed the cable it was fine.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And this phone cable damage only impacted youtube lol

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    No, it potentially impacts cpu power profile (if it's toggling between AC and DC because of a loose connection)

    This would adjust throttling of the cpu, which could impact playback in certain cases, so it's possible. Likely other apps would be affected but OP was probably most often watching videos while plugged so noticed mostly there 🤷

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