YouTube is taking even more aggressive measures to prevent the use of ad blockers

Since YouTube detected the use of ad blockers, the entire site is experiencing slowdowns. This measure must be another effort by the company to discourage the use of ad blockers.

Several users reported in posts on Reddit that the platform was slowing down. the website was slow and unresponsive for no apparent reason. So once you disable the ad blocker everything would be back to normal.

Youtube has started slowing down video buffering with ad blocker enabled
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HE 9to5Google confirmed the information. The YouTube website starts experiencing problems when the ad blocker is active, which seems to be a deliberate action by the platform. Initially, the slowness would annoy users and persuade them to disable the tool.

YouTube fights back against ad blockers

A campanha do YouTube contra bloqueadores de anúncios acontece há meses ea plataforma parece disposta adotar medidas cada vez mais rígidas contra esses complementos. According to the company, Using ad blockers is a violation of the terms of service.

In previous attempts, YouTube limited video playback and displayed full-screen notifications.

Display advertising is important for the platform as it is its main source of revenue, even though it annoys the public in many cases. The company makes money by playing ads before and during videos.

For years, blockers served as the only alternative to avoiding these ads. However, in 2018, Google started working again on YouTube Premium subscription, a paid solution that does not display ads on the platform.

How to Fix YouTube Slowness

For now, the only known solution to slow down YouTube is is to disable your browser’s ad blocker and use the platform normally. However, as a result, ads reappear while the video is playing.

If this is a factor that really bothers you, you should consider subscribing to YouTube Premium. Currently, the platform’s cheapest plan costs R$24.90 per month.