▲ 1193 ▼ YouTube is Losing The War Against Adblockers (www.howtogeek.com) submitted 2 years ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world 445 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.
[–] Fades@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) And this phone cable damage only impacted youtube lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 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 🤷 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 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 🤷 permalink fedilink source parent