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[–] [email protected] 57 points 10 months ago (19 children)

So I have YouTube premium but also have ad-blocker, for the first time yesterday I was noticing absolutely abysmal speeds on YouTube and I suspect this is why. I thought my computer was starting to shit the bed initially it was so brutal.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (4 children)

After getting premium I just switched the adblocker off for YouTube. Premium would be far too expensive if it didn't also include YouTube Music :-/

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

uBlock Origin works on YouTube Music, too.

If you want to throw a few bucks at the people providing you a service, then donate to an ad blocker for helping make the Internet a safer, better, and more user-friendly place. ...not the big fuckers like YouTube who are contributing to the enshitification of the entire web.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

While uBlock would be most deserving of a donation imo, there are others that do accept. Even if it's an ad blocker you don't actively use, you'd still be supporting a developer who's using their time and skills to improve the web.

Donating to no one would be better than paying YouTube.

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