Google blames ad blockers for crashing YouTube view counts while filter maintainers scramble to undo accidental damage seen worldwide
www.techradar.com
Adblockers claim that hidden filter rules are the major culprit
  • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    3 months ago

    It’s gotten to the point where I have to re-load each YT tab three times before the video ever starts playing - only because I use uBlock.

    Still better than watching ads, but it is getting annoying.

    • LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      0·
      3 months ago

      I have a theory that YT deliberately makes you wait the length an ad would have been if you have uBlock Origin installed. Ive just let it “buffer” for 30 seconds or so and it will eventually load the video.