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Google is intentionally throttling YouTube videos, slowing down users with ad blockers
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Daniel Suelo for CEO of YouTube!
this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2025
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I mean sure I guess but I can just like download them for later?
I haven't noticed on Tubular.
might be brain damaged but haven't noticed a slowdown or seen any ads in occasional use.
As much as I hate dealing with their shenanigans, I can’t really blame them either. As long as I can get away with using an adblocker, I will - but honestly, YouTube gives me more value for free than a lot of services I actually pay for. I have no moral argument for why YouTube should let me watch videos for free, even though I like free stuff just as much as the next guy.
How about: they're a major factor in the rise of post truth and in ruining the Internet. And in hacking democracy itself
Their control is endangering the human race. They've crushed countless innovations to keep a stranglehold on technology. They proactively helped fascists get into power
They don't deserve to make ever increasing money off us. They're not content creators - they're bad stewards of a public forum they bought and expanded through monopolistic practices.
I'd say it's not only moral to deny them ad revenue, I think watching their ads is a danger to society
YouTube gives me more value for free than a lot of services I actually pay for
That's the really annoying part.
I've been considering swapping to other services for a long time, but to follow the creators I want to follow I'd have to subscribe to Nebula and Floatplane and I'd still miss out on quite a few creators.
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