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YouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave (9to5google.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Does a network pihole block YouTube ads?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Not anymore, it used to. Pihole can only block ads that are served from known ad servers. But with the way ads are served on YT, it can't block them without also blocking the entire video.

My pi hole currently blocks around 10% of all the requests made on my network. So its still worthwhile for cutting down on some ads and tracking.