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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 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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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 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...
  • @[email protected]
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    You are very much stealing the right to distribution and revenue for creators as well as YouTube.

    It’s amazing to see folks still try this tired argument.

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      You are very much stealing

      No, no you are not. Words have meanings.

      • @[email protected]
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        -23•1 year ago

        Yes. You don’t believe rights can be stolen?

    • kick_out_the_jams
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      They can pry the mute button from my cold dead heads.

      • @[email protected]
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        -17•1 year ago

        Is that a part of the terms of use? Do you honestly believe that would be enforced under US law? Irrelevant then.

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          Usually a remote is standard issue with a TV, most(all?) of them have a mute button.

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            -9•1 year ago

            Irrelevant.

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