Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 11 months ago

Is Google deliberately slowing down YouTube video buffering for adblock users?

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Is Google deliberately slowing down YouTube video buffering for adblock users?

Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 11 months ago

Is Google deliberately slowing down YouTube video buffering for adblock users? - gHacks Tech News

Is Google deliberately slowing down the buffering of videos on YouTube for visitors who use an ad blocker?

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Dieinahole
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8•11 months ago
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This was overtly happening and reported on a couple weeks ago
- Big P
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  1•11 months ago
  Are you thinking of the a/b test from a while back?

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