YouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave
YouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave
YouTube recently started slowing down its entire site whenever ad blockers are used. A new wave of slowdowns is hitting...
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I am for sure one of the smaller number of people doing this, but I watch YouTube on my TV using the TV app. As a result I always had to watch ads. I wish I could avoid them. I suppose a could watch from an alternative and then AirPlay it to my TV, but that’s about it.
I bought a chromecast with google TV specifically for this purpose, with it you can download "SmartTube" and watch youtube completely ad-free
If you had an android device you'd be allowed to install an alternative YouTube app.
Just get a Chromecast and install SmartTube.
Same but with my PS5. But I don't think there's any way of getting an ad block on there
Just install smart tube
You could set up a pihole, pretty sure that blocks youtube ads on tv/console apps.
Changing your router DNS to something that blocks ads (or a pihole at home) and you'll never have to watch ads ever again, YouTube or elsewhere
YouTube video ads can't be blocked with just DNS blocking unfortunately, they are served from the same hosts as YouTube videos.
This doesn't work for many types of ads
Of course this is possible but this involves more than just pihole. I'm running this with a combo of adaway + mikrotik router with port based NATing.
People downvoting you are like the angrycry meme about the low to high IQ gauge.
Does a network pihole block YouTube ads?
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.