Google is intentionally throttling YouTube videos, slowing down users with ad blockers

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Google is intentionally throttling YouTube videos, slowing down users with ad blockers

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DeGoogle - Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 months ago

Google is waging war on ad blockers — throttling YouTube to force users back in line

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The world’s biggest video platform is sabotaging your stream — unless you play by their ad-fueled rules.

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