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Google is intentionally throttling YouTube videos, slowing down users with ad blockers (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] nameisnotimportant@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

fixed it by blocking the element

Which one? That'd certainly help to know how to do that

[–] Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

www.youtube.com/##.paper-toast-open.yt-notification-action-renderer.style-scope.toast-button

I believe it was this one, just add it as part of the filter list in ublock

The extension I used for user agent was this one. I don't think it matters what you spoof as, but I chose to spoof as chrome. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/user-agent-string-switcher/

So far it worked and I'm back to no ads and no interruptions

[–] nameisnotimportant@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Thanks, I'll have a look at this later and I'm sure it'll prove useful for everyone!

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Okay, I am trying to add it. Just copy your YouTube stuff -> go to myFilters -> paste?

[–] Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yea, I have a couple more that I forget does what (I think a couple are for hiding youtube games and shorts and stuff), but it should just look like this in my filters.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Ty so very much kind person.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lemme know if they ever reply.

[–] nameisnotimportant@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Yes they did! See right above or direct link https://sh.itjust.works/comment/19270078