moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoYouTube might slow down your videos if you block adswww.pcworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square230fedilinkarrow-up1673arrow-down115
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minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·edit-22 months ago“Might”? They’re already doing it. YouTube in Firefox with Ublock Origin is getting throttled down to 1500kbps. I can’t watch anything above 720p on my desktop anymore (gigabit internet). YouTube ReVanced on mobile and SmartTube Next on the TV still thankfully work without issues.
minus-squarenevetsg@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI was watching 4k yesterday. 🤞 Ublock has it sorted by the time they find me.
minus-squarerengoku@lemmy.abnormalbeings.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoThis does not happen on my Firefox. 4k no problemo with 3rd world country internet.
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoThey do it to groups of people at a time to prevent mass anger and hysteria. Don’t worry you’ll eventually get throttled too.
minus-squaremazzilius_marsti@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agowhere do you get your YT Revanced from?
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agohttps://revanced.app/ is the only official source (along with the GitHub, of course.)
“Might”? They’re already doing it.
YouTube in Firefox with Ublock Origin is getting throttled down to 1500kbps. I can’t watch anything above 720p on my desktop anymore (gigabit internet).
YouTube ReVanced on mobile and SmartTube Next on the TV still thankfully work without issues.
I was watching 4k yesterday. 🤞 Ublock has it sorted by the time they find me.
This does not happen on my Firefox. 4k no problemo with 3rd world country internet.
They do it to groups of people at a time to prevent mass anger and hysteria. Don’t worry you’ll eventually get throttled too.
where do you get your YT Revanced from?
https://revanced.app/ is the only official source (along with the GitHub, of course.)