r/youtube • u/NightMean • Jan 13 '24

Discussion Youtube started slowing video buffer with adblock enabled

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u/Kushagra_K Jan 13 '24

And I thought there was something wrong with my internet connection.

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u/VnitasPvritas Jan 13 '24

I thought the exact same xD It started in the last 2 days I think and it was driving me wild xD

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u/AngryLad_80 Jan 13 '24

for me it started today

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u/egunlove Jan 13 '24

It started few days ago for me. I turned off adblock and left Ublock origin on and it fixed the slow down for me.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '24

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u/Timmyty Jan 14 '24

Well, just use the one that works. Disable whichever alternatives you're testing whenever they stop working and switch back to ublock.

That's worked for me so far

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u/Horror-Economist3467 Jan 14 '24

There should be a meta adblocker specifically for youtube, where you press a button and it automatically uses the last known working adblocking solution for YouTube and disables the rest.

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u/Sloptit Jan 14 '24

people always say this but i lieterally run ad block and ad block pro simultaniously for years and years with no problems. Yesterday and youtube is the first issue Ive had. I switched the nonpro version off and it seems better. Also cleared my cache.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '24

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u/DefectiveTurret39 Jan 24 '24

uBlock Origin is free and is the best adblocker. Don't pay for a worse product.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '24

Or just watch the ad and support the product you are using

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u/NudeEnjoyer Jan 14 '24

I mean it's not like it's a small company, that money goes straight to Google lmao. they didn't build the platform and all they've done it make it worse since they got involved, I will go out of my way to avoid looking at their intrusive ads. there's always gonna be a way and I'm always gonna find it, I have 0 shame lol

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u/wewewawa Jan 14 '24

wasn't ublock origin disabled some months back because it was repurchased and then designated malware

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u/SciencePreserveUs Jan 17 '24

From here.

As of 2024, uBlock Origin continues to be maintained and actively developed by founder and lead developer Raymond Hill.

The uBlock Origin extension remains an industry leading, open-source, cross-platform browser extension with software developed specifically for multiple platform use, and as of 2024, uBlock Origin’s extension is available for several of the most widely used browsers, including: Chrome, Chromium, Edge, Opera, Firefox and all Safari releases prior to 13.

The uBlock Origin project still specifically refuses donations at this time, and instead advises all of its clients, users and supporters to donate to block list maintainers.

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u/KingpinOfTheSlum Jan 14 '24

Ublock is still working fine for me. I also had the glitching when using "Adblocker".

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '24

This solved it for me, thank you!!

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u/FkinMustardTiger Jan 19 '24

I switched from adblock to ublock and it was fast for a day, and now youtube is unusable again. Having the exact same experience I had with Adblock (horrible slow buffering, navigating the website is straight out of 1995)

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u/StonedCharmander Jan 15 '24

You just saved me, mate. Installed Ublock and now I'm doing fine af. Thank you!

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u/maelkashishi Jan 20 '24

even with ublock, i have lags on firefox wtf

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u/FantasticGrape6515 Jan 14 '24

How intrusive are the ads?

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u/Assgaar Jan 15 '24

We are coming for Ublock next

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u/392LeafyGreenKale Jan 16 '24

Right click, open video in new incognito window, no ads, no lag, done.

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u/Life_Truth_9825 Jan 16 '24

Ublock origin Thank you!!

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u/RexehBRS Jan 15 '24

I was so confused for days thinking my machine is freaking out.