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YouTube says the latest video slowdowns aren't part of its effort against ad-blockers


YouTube's punishing ad blockers anew with new wave of site-wide slowdowns.

In the Reddit thread, many users found themselves in the same boat, scratching their heads and (wrongly) blaming their internet speed for the unexpected drag. People using ad blockers faced issues like slow previews and features like fullscreen and theater mode refusing to play nice. Earlier last year, the service rolled out a three-strike rule for videos, prompting users to either disable ad blockers or sign up for YouTube Premium.

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