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Re: YouTube started slowing video buffer with adblock enabled

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Post by nbittich »

Please YouTube, make things even worse by embedding ads into the video itself, like twitch does. After I had to watch the same ad over and over for the new Zelda, then Aquaman 2 , I eventually managed to delete my twitch account and stop losing my time there. Hopefully will be the same with youtube, I didn't watch a single ad in 12 years, I don't understand how people does it.without sponsorblock and ublock, youtube is worse than the tv.

Re: YouTube started slowing video buffer with adblock enabled

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Post by Gigachad »

more_corn wrote: post #29

YouTube makes money by selling access to your eyeballs. The ad / Adblock arms race is amusing and all, but the only winning move is not to play. Take your attention someplace else. This is how you win.

This is why I pay for YouTube. The content provides decent value and I don’t want to see ads.

Re: YouTube started slowing video buffer with adblock enabled

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Post by ilrwbwrkhv »

solumunus wrote: post #28
ilrwbwrkhv wrote: post #7

What is interesting is that I use Firefox on Mac and Windows and I have been slowly moving over to Windows after a decade of using Macs. Anyways, the point is, on the Mac, Youtube keeps complaining about adblock and not letting me watch stuff without using a Violent Monkey patch but on Windows they don't complain yet, which I know won't last for long, but in the meantime is a nice Windows win.

I’m on Windows and the ad block war has been waged for months. You’re probably just in a lucky A/B split group.

Aah maybe that is the actual reason. It's crazy the same account can be put in 2 different a/b groups.

Re: YouTube started slowing video buffer with adblock enabled

#34

Post by jeffparsons »

apapapa wrote: post #2

I'm kind of surprised that they waited this long to mess with ad blockers

If YouTube outright prevents access from browsers that block ads, then suddenly a huge number of the most tech-savvy viewers will be motivated to seek/develop/fund better ad blockers and/or alternative ways to access videos.

It's a difficult position. On the one hand, these users are chewing up compute and bandwidth, without providing any ad revenue. On the other hand, if they leave, it contributes to a vicious cycle (or virtuous cycle, depending on your perspective) of eyeballs being elsewhere, and content creators looking elsewhere to reach those eyeballs.

Sure, initially content creators will be posting to YouTube as well, but even a moat like YouTube's can be filled in over time.

Re: YouTube started slowing video buffer with adblock enabled

#35

Post by locallost »

The amount of ads they started adding in the last months or a year at this point is sick. Basically two at the start of every video and often not skippable. It coincided with increased offers for YouTube premium. Honestly I'd pay at this point, but know it's not going to be enough sooner or later. They'll add premium with less ads for half the price, then they'll increase the price gradually until the premium with ads costs the same as premium used to cost and so on. It's really tiring to get squeezed to the last drop on every turn, and at the same time living allegedly in a free market.

Re: YouTube started slowing video buffer with adblock enabled

#36

Post by pratnala »

nbittich wrote: post #31

Please YouTube, make things even worse by embedding ads into the video itself, like twitch does. After I had to watch the same ad over and over for the new Zelda, then Aquaman 2 , I eventually managed to delete my twitch account and stop losing my time there. Hopefully will be the same with youtube, I didn't watch a single ad in 12 years, I don't understand how people does it.without sponsorblock and ublock, youtube…

Premium+SponsorBlock is the answer.

Re: YouTube started slowing video buffer with adblock enabled

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Post by Buttons840 »

Here's a script Mac users can run:

    osascript -e 'tell application "System Events"' -e 'set currentVolume to output volume of (get volume settings)' -e 'set volume with output muted' -e 'repeat 16 times' -e 'key code 145' -e 'delay 0.1' -e 'end repeat' -e 'delay 12' -e 'set volume output volume currentVolume' -e 'repeat 16 times' -e 'key code 144' -e 'delay 0.1' -e 'end repeat' -e 'end tell'
It will mute the sound and blank the screen for 12 second, then restore them (adjust as desired). Mac doesn't give programmatic access to the screen brightness, so that cannot be restored perfectly.

This isn't a good technical solution to ads, but it might be an acceptable life solution. Enjoy the blank screen, look around the room, breath, enjoy the quiet. And be content that this "solution" will work to block ads so long as users have control over their own computers.

Re: YouTube started slowing video buffer with adblock enabled

#38

Post by charcircuit »

locallost wrote: post #35

The amount of ads they started adding in the last months or a year at this point is sick. Basically two at the start of every video and often not skippable. It coincided with increased offers for YouTube premium. Honestly I'd pay at this point, but know it's not going to be enough sooner or later. They'll add premium with less ads for half the price, then they'll increase the price gradually until the premium with ad…

>I'd pay at this point, but know it's not going to be enough sooner or later.

Evaluate the value of the deal in the present. You can choose to not renew the subscription if it is no longer worth it.

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