Google says YouTubes latest slowdown isnt linked to ad blockers (Updated AdBlock statement) Android Authority
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- “Our help center offers troubleshooting tips for users experiencing issues,” the company added.It’s definitely worth following the troubleshooting steps suggested by Google, but it’s also important to note that YouTube performance will undoubtedly be affected if you use ad blockers..
- Strangely, Google has confirmed that ad blockers have nothing to do with the ongoing issue.Recent reports of users experiencing loading delays on YouTube are unrelated to our ad blocker detection efforts,” the company said in a statement to Android Central..
- Some with a YouTube Premium subscription are also experiencing slowdowns because they use ad blockers for other purposes..
- Learn more.Update: January 17, 2024 (12:42 AM ET): Eyeo, the technology group that includes AdBlock and AdBlock Plus has informed Android Authority that the two ad blockers have been updated to fix the issue of YouTube and other platforms slowing down for their users..
- YouTube users reported that they are experiencing major lags on the platform with ad blockers enabled..
- He explains that the problem lies with the ad blockers rather than Google pushing fresh code to slow down YouTube..
Google has confirmed that the latest YouTube slowdown has nothing to do with ad blockers.The problem seemed to stem from the previous AdBlock and AdBlock Plus updates.Both a [+2648 chars]
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