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fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

YouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave

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YouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave

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fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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YouTube begins new wave of slowdowns for users with ad blockers enabled
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YouTube recently started slowing down its entire site whenever ad blockers are used. A new wave of slowdowns is hitting...
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    Can someone create (or does it already exist?) an app that plays the videos in the background, remove the ads and then let you playback the whole video ad-free? Sort of like you did back in the VHS-days…

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      On Android, there’s Newpipe which doesn’t run ads, and Newpipe x Sponsorblock which clips ads out from the video. On desktop there is FreeTube which also has SponsorBlock you can turn on.

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      https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp allows you to download them and watch them on your leisure

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      You can get this same functionality with Youtube Revanced! Free on android! No Ads! Sponsorblock built in! Background playback! And more!

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      Last I checked, you can just download a youtube video. There are plenty of websites and some apps for that. No need to play it in the bacground.

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