fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoYouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square319fedilinkarrow-up1992arrow-down116cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1976arrow-down1external-linkYouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave9to5google.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square319fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareminibyte@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·11 months ago A very large chunk of what people consume these days is effectively already ads That’s what grinds my gears. I understand ads pay bills, but showing multiple ads before a trailer for a video game or movie is excessive.
minus-squarebitwolf@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoI find it extremely funny that YouTube serving ads also strains the same video infrastructure they’re trying to increase revenue on.
That’s what grinds my gears. I understand ads pay bills, but showing multiple ads before a trailer for a video game or movie is excessive.
I find it extremely funny that YouTube serving ads also strains the same video infrastructure they’re trying to increase revenue on.