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YouTube just quietly blocked Adblock Plus — the internet hasn't noticed yet, but I've found a workaround (www.tomsguide.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I think youtube might have implemented something that prevents the server from delivering the video files until the expected duration of the ad has passed. This idea is completely unfounded, but this is what it feels like to me.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    Maybe it is a regional thing? I was watching YouTube 30 mins ago with no issues and haven't ever had any unless I open a new tab but don't try to watch until the next day. Then I just need to refresh and it is off to the races.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Work PC and I have to use edge there with Ghostery (ugh). Was trying to find a decent coding tutorial. Every page load of a video was a playback error that instantly vanished when I hit reload. No problems on FF with uBO today, though.

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