Comment on YouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave
Vlyn@lemmy.zip 8 months agoAfter getting premium I just switched the adblocker off for YouTube. Premium would be far too expensive if it didn’t also include YouTube Music :-/
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 8 months ago
uBlock Origin works on YouTube Music, too.
If you want to throw a few bucks at the people providing you a service, then donate to an ad blocker for helping make the Internet a better and more user-friendly place. …not the big fuckers like YouTube who contributing to the enshitification of the entire web.
danafest@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Ublock doesn’t accept donations
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 8 months ago
While uBlock would be most deserving of a donation imo, there are others that do accept. Even if it’s an ad blocker you don’t actively use, you’d still be supporting a developer who’s using their time and skills to improve the web.
Donating to no one would be better than paying YouTube.
Vlyn@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
YouTube already has ways to block users with adblock. They just haven’t fully rolled it out yet.
Lately they blocked playing videos when I had uBlock Origin running, but it was just a warning I could click away. They might also slow down page loading and playback.
YouTube has the ability to lock users with adblock out, they are just very careful about using it. Mostly starting with trials in smaller countries and getting more bold over time.