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TL;DR
- Google has confirmed that recent YouTube slowdowns are unrelated to ad blockers.
- This issue appears to be caused by previous AdBlock and AdBlock Plus updates.
- Both ad blockers received new updates that fix the issue.
Updated: January 17, 2024 (12:42 a.m. ET): Eyeo, the technology group that includes AdBlock and AdBlock Plus, announced: Android permissions Two ad blockers have reportedly been updated to fix issues slowing down users of YouTube and other platforms. The company released the following statement:
AdBlock and Adblock Plus users have recently experienced decreased performance and increased CPU usage when browsing YouTube and other websites. Our engineering team fixed the issue and released ABP 3.22.1 and AB 5.17.1. The new version is already available in the Opera and Edge extension stores. This means that the issue has been resolved and AdBlock and AdBlock Plus users will no longer experience issues related to the fixed bug as soon as the extension is updated to a new version. Our team is closely monitoring the situation and stands ready to make further adjustments as necessary.
At the time of writing this update, the latest versions of AdBlock and AdBlock Plus are now also available for Chrome and Mozilla.
Original article: January 16, 2024 (12:07 AM ET): The YouTube slowdowns people have been experiencing lately are related to the battle with ad blockers, even though Google previously acknowledged that it throttles performance for users who use ad blockers. I confirmed that it was not.
A new wave of slowdowns hit users last week, with many taking to Reddit to complain about the issue. YouTube users reported experiencing significant lag on platforms with ad blockers enabled. Some YouTube Premium subscribers are experiencing slowdowns because they use ad blockers for other purposes. Strangely, Google admitted that ad blockers have nothing to do with the ongoing issue.
“Recent reports that users are experiencing loading delays on YouTube are unrelated to our ad blocker detection efforts,” the company said in a statement. Android central. “our Help center “We will provide troubleshooting tips for users experiencing issues,” the company added.
While it’s definitely worth following the troubleshooting steps suggested by Google, it’s also important to note that using an ad blocker will definitely affect YouTube’s performance. This issue also appears to be related to using the latest versions of AdBlock and AdBlock Plus.
According to uBlock Origin developer Raymond Hill, the regression is even more severe for those who were thinking of using both AdBlock and AdBlock Plus at the same time. He explains that the cause of the problem is not Google pushing new code to slow down his YouTube, but ad blockers.