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Re:YouTube blames ad blockers for slow load times, not the b... by laweijfmvo on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @09:28AM (#38364041)
I recently have been hitting the "Disable your ad blocker" roadblock. I needed to watch a video to repair my bike, so temporarily disabled my blocker. I watched 2 ads before the video (ok I guess), and then it loaded 2 more ads after 30 seconds...
Re:YouTube blames ad blockers for slow load times, not the b... by I_Am_Nous on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:25AM (#38364845)
It makes me wonder if Youtube is double dipping and trying to send twice as many ads to users who they know run adblock to make up for the previously "lost" ad revenue.