{"id":605017,"date":"2024-01-16T20:05:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T17:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/youtube-denies-ad-blocker-crackdown-is-causing-browser-slowdowns-for-premium-users\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T20:05:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T17:05:40","slug":"youtube-denies-ad-blocker-crackdown-is-causing-browser-slowdowns-for-premium-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/youtube-denies-ad-blocker-crackdown-is-causing-browser-slowdowns-for-premium-users\/","title":{"rendered":"#YouTube denies ad blocker crackdown is causing browser slowdowns for Premium users"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d212f2a664\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d212f2a664\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/youtube-denies-ad-blocker-crackdown-is-causing-browser-slowdowns-for-premium-users\/#Users_are_reporting_widespread_issues_across_the_platform_such_as_lagging_higher_CPU_usage_and_delayed_load_times\" >Users are reporting widespread issues across the platform, such as lagging, higher CPU usage, and delayed load times.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Users_are_reporting_widespread_issues_across_the_platform_such_as_lagging_higher_CPU_usage_and_delayed_load_times\"><\/span>Users are reporting widespread issues across the platform, such as lagging, higher CPU usage, and delayed load times.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> denied further intensifying loading speed issues as part of its efforts to discourage ad blocker use.<\/p>\n<p>However, both Premium users and those using ad blockers have reported problems with the platform, such as lagging, higher CPU usage, and delayed load times.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1038259\/SEL_Post-text --><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1693000027709-0\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-break\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Why we care.<\/strong> YouTube\u2019s intensified efforts against ad blockers, at the potential expense of user experience, could discourage platform usage, impacting the reach of your advertising campaigns. Furthermore, if the widespread issue of slow loading speeds persists, it may affect ad loading times, potentially reducing the effectiveness of your campaigns and negatively impacting user engagement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ad blocker accusations. <\/strong>Users reported widespread performance issues on a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/youtube\/comments\/195octe\/youtube_started_slowing_video_buffer_with_adblock\/\">thread<\/a>\u00a0posted to the YouTube subreddit.<\/p>\n<p>One user commented: \u201cIt makes the whole site laggy. I can\u2019t type a comment, load anything, but every other tab on chrome is normal, even other video steaming stuff like twitch or netflix. It\u2019s kind of annoying. Just h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened to me for the first time last night. Still not going to disable my adblock though.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another added: \u201cToday youtube started being sluggish and stuttery on chrome (I have adblock enabled) I ended up switching to firefox and now it\u2019s perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third wrote: \u201cNo joke this happened to me yesterday, i thought it was my laptop acting up but when i went to other sites it worked fine, youtube so desperate for revenue it\u2019s crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>YouTube Premium issues. <\/strong>The delayed loading speeds are also affecting YouTube Premium members who have ad blockers enabled for other sites, reports <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/its-not-just-you-youtube-is-slowing-down-your-pc-if-you-have-adblock-installed-by-making-your-cpu-sweat-likely-as-part-of-its-draconian-war-on-ad-blockers\/\">PC Games<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What YouTube is saying.<\/strong> YouTube has denied that the latest loading delays are caused by its ad blocker crackdown. A spokesperson told \u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/apps-software\/youtube-slows-down-load-times-for-users-with-ad-blockers\">Android Central<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cRecent reports of users experiencing loading delays on YouTube are unrelated to our ad blocker detection efforts.\u201d <\/li>\n<li>\u201cOur\u00a0help center\u00a0offers troubleshooting tips for users experiencing issues.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Explanation.<\/strong> Raymond Hill, a developer for the uBlock Origin content-filtering browser extension, supported YouTube\u2019s comments. He asserted that the speed issues some users are facing are attributed to updates in the Adblock and Adblock Plus extensions. The impact is reportedly more severe for those who use both extensions simultaneously. He wrote on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gorhill\/status\/1746263759495077919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1746263759495077919%7Ctwgr%5Ec3e63b7bd4f4cedfa4f810c54e4cacc72caa79cc%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidcentral.com%2Fapps-software%2Fyoutube-slows-down-load-times-for-users-with-ad-blockers\">X<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThere is a lot of chatter in the last days about how Youtube is slow with content blockers. Those performance issues affect only the latest version of both Adblock Plus (3.22) &amp; AdBlock (5.17), and afflict more than just Youtube.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI investigated a bit the performance regressions, and the cause is many distinct code paths, and affect many sites, those for which the problematic code paths are triggered.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSince it affects both Adblock Plus and AdBlock, the performance regression hits harder those who had the bad idea to use both at once. I keep repeating it: do not use more than one content blocker.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-css-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"><!-- START INLINE FORM --><br \/>\n<!-- END INLINE FORM --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-css-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Deep dive. <\/strong>Read our report on why YouTube has previously deliberately delivered a \u201csuboptimal\u201d service for people using ad blockers.\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"about-author\">\n    About the author<\/p>\n<div class=\"information\">\n<div class=\"author-module\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-3 text-center\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-circle avatar-border\" alt=\"Nicola Agius\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/nicola_agius\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-circle avatar-border\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/nicola_agius\" alt=\"Nicola Agius\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\"><\/noscript>\n                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-9\">\n<div class=\"about\">\n<div class=\"name\">\n                            <strong>Nicola Agius<\/strong>\n                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"row g-2 pt-2\">\n<div class=\"col-auto twitter\">\n                                    <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fsearchengineland.com%2F&amp;region=follow_link&amp;screen_name=nicola_agius&amp;tw_p=followbutton&amp;variant=2.0\" aria-label=\"opens in a new tab\"><i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-auto\">\n                                    <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nicola-agius-8b330956\" aria-label=\"opens in a new tab\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                        Nicola Agius is Paid Media Editor of Search Engine Land after joining in 2023. 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