Check out adnauseam, it's based on ublock origin and you can have it automatically click on every single add in the background to fuck with their metrics.
uMatrix for when you want control over scripts, cookies, frames, and other page elements sites try to load onto your device.
Ads started a month or two ago, but now just flash onscreen for about a second before the video begins. Often it's just a brief yellow bar at the bottom.
It's not just YouTube. It's EVERYTHING Google. Maps takes forever to load new tiles, Translate is slow as fuck when doing live translations AND when pulling up character matches for things like kanji or hanja.
Whatever list I updated in uBlock SEEMS to make everything normal again, though. For now.
[ - ] sarkbear 1 point 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 16:13:45 ago (+1/-0)
Same here, it was that much better than the other options. I abandoned it before it got sold because adblocking had become a necessity, and Opera didn't offer anything except a paid third-party extension.
I miss having my email, torrent, and browser client all in one.
It was also the first browser to have tabs instead of opening a separate window for each page like IE or Netscape for which every window was a separate process. Opera was way more efficient. I usually have 10-50 tabs open for things I need to work on. Sometimes though you gotta purge them and start over.
YouTube Accused Of Throttling CPU Performance For Users With AdBlock Installed Wednesday, Jan 17, 2024 - 10:45 AM
As if the noticeably longer ads on YouTube weren't unbearable enough, the streaming video platform is now also in the spotlight due to slowing down PCs for users that have AdBlock installed.
That was the topic of a new PCGamer.com article, which noted that "AdBlock users have been reporting widespread performance issues with the extension enabled on YouTube".
A thread in the YouTube subreddit detailed that AdBlock enabling would cause slow load times and increased CPU usage when on YouTube.
"This messes up the resources on the computer as a whole. It just kills Chrome it seems," one person wrote.
The author tested the issue himself and found that his CPU usage rose about 17% when using AdBlock on the site. While not a catastrophic increase in processor use, the author did note that "lower-end laptops mainly used for browsing could start having heat problems".
The issue also affects YouTube Premium subscribers using AdBlocker on other sites, frustrating users who expect an ad-free experience in line with YouTube's Terms of Service.
User JotaroKujoxXx mentioned their laptop's unusually high activity, while another user suspected storage issues. Sarah James, a Guides Writer, observed a 15-18% performance drop when using the extension with Premium.
YouTube's communications manager, Christopher Lawton, indicated that such issues will persist as the platform enhances its ad-blocker detection. Consequently, YouTube often gets blamed for any extension-related problems, though in some cases, it may not be directly responsible.
Lawton told PCGamer: "Loading delays experienced by Adblock and AdBlock Plus users are not caused by our ad blocker detection efforts."
Raymond Hill of uBlock Origin also commented about the issue on Twitter: "I investigated a bit the performance regressions, and the cause is many distinct code paths, [which] affect many sites."
"Since it affects both Adblock Plus and AdBlock, the performance regression hits harder those who had the bad idea to use both at once," he wrote.
As if the noticeably longer ads on YouTube weren't unbearable enough, the streaming video platform is now also in the spotlight due to slowing down PCs for users that have AdBlock installed.
That was the topic of a new PCGamer.com article, which noted that "AdBlock users have been reporting widespread performance issues with the extension enabled on YouTube".
A thread in the YouTube subreddit detailed that AdBlock enabling would cause slow load times and increased CPU usage when on YouTube.
"This messes up the resources on the computer as a whole. It just kills Chrome it seems," one person wrote.
The author tested the issue himself and found that his CPU usage rose about 17% when using AdBlock on the site. While not a catastrophic increase in processor use, the author did note that "lower-end laptops mainly used for browsing could start having heat problems".
The issue also affects YouTube Premium subscribers using AdBlocker on other sites, frustrating users who expect an ad-free experience in line with YouTube's Terms of Service.
User JotaroKujoxXx mentioned their laptop's unusually high activity, while another user suspected storage issues. Sarah James, a Guides Writer, observed a 15-18% performance drop when using the extension with Premium.
YouTube's communications manager, Christopher Lawton, indicated that such issues will persist as the platform enhances its ad-blocker detection. Consequently, YouTube often gets blamed for any extension-related problems, though in some cases, it may not be directly responsible.
Lawton told PCGamer: "Loading delays experienced by Adblock and AdBlock Plus users are not caused by our ad blocker detection efforts."
Raymond Hill of uBlock Origin also commented about the issue on Twitter: "I investigated a bit the performance regressions, and the cause is many distinct code paths, [which] affect many sites."
"Since it affects both Adblock Plus and AdBlock, the performance regression hits harder those who had the bad idea to use both at once," he wrote.
"Loading delays experienced by Adblock and AdBlock Plus users are not caused by our ad blocker detection efforts."
I feel like this is a weasely way of saying either A) they are doing it but specifically the detection isn't what causes the hang ups, or B) the changes kiketube made are causing the adblockers to have to do extra processing so technically it's the adblocker.
People reported slow loads etc as soon as kiketube deployed that "you can't watch with an ad blocker" popup.
Jewtube can fuck themselves BC NO ONE is gonna watch ads. They better figure out a better strategy & soon before some other YT type competitors take over.
[ + ] PhantomXLII
[ - ] PhantomXLII 5 points 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 12:41:10 ago (+5/-0)
AdBlock ain't it anyway. Ublock is king.
[ + ] green_man
[ - ] green_man 3 points 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 16:33:05 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] Sector2
[ - ] Sector2 2 points 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 13:08:41 ago (+2/-0)
Ads started a month or two ago, but now just flash onscreen for about a second before the video begins. Often it's just a brief yellow bar at the bottom.
[ + ] deleted
[ - ] deleted 0 points 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 19:54:19 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] Dingo
[ - ] Dingo 5 points 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 11:29:47 ago (+5/-0)
For playing (requires yt-dlp): https://mpv.io/
For everything (requres yt-dlp and mpv): https://github.com/pystardust/ytfzf
No more ads. Throttling isn't even a problem.
[ + ] NukeAmerica
[ - ] NukeAmerica 3 points 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 15:48:20 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] rabidR04CH
[ - ] rabidR04CH 2 points 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 16:52:29 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] uvulectomy
[ - ] uvulectomy 1 point 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 19:54:24 ago (+1/-0)
Whatever list I updated in uBlock SEEMS to make everything normal again, though. For now.
[ + ] LookFat
[ - ] LookFat 1 point 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 14:12:33 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] RobertJHarsh
[ - ] RobertJHarsh 1 point 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 13:02:56 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] BulletStopper
[ - ] BulletStopper 1 point 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 12:22:07 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] big_fat_dangus
[ - ] big_fat_dangus 1 point 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 12:21:14 ago (+1/-0)
I T W O R K S F I N E I N O P E R A
[ + ] allAheadFull
[ - ] allAheadFull 3 points 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 13:28:56 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] sarkbear
[ - ] sarkbear 1 point 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 16:13:45 ago (+1/-0)
I miss having my email, torrent, and browser client all in one.
[ + ] allAheadFull
[ - ] allAheadFull 1 point 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 17:00:21 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] KyleIsThisTall
[ - ] KyleIsThisTall 0 points 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 13:35:11 ago (+0/-0)
ftfy
[ + ] FreeinTX
[ - ] FreeinTX 1 point 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 11:31:17 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] HowDoYouDoFellowNiggers
[ - ] HowDoYouDoFellowNiggers 0 points 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 22:06:09 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] HowDoYouDoFellowNiggers
[ - ] HowDoYouDoFellowNiggers 0 points 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 22:04:19 ago (+0/-0)
Wednesday, Jan 17, 2024 - 10:45 AM
As if the noticeably longer ads on YouTube weren't unbearable enough, the streaming video platform is now also in the spotlight due to slowing down PCs for users that have AdBlock installed.
That was the topic of a new PCGamer.com article, which noted that "AdBlock users have been reporting widespread performance issues with the extension enabled on YouTube".
A thread in the YouTube subreddit detailed that AdBlock enabling would cause slow load times and increased CPU usage when on YouTube.
"This messes up the resources on the computer as a whole. It just kills Chrome it seems," one person wrote.
The author tested the issue himself and found that his CPU usage rose about 17% when using AdBlock on the site. While not a catastrophic increase in processor use, the author did note that "lower-end laptops mainly used for browsing could start having heat problems".
The issue also affects YouTube Premium subscribers using AdBlocker on other sites, frustrating users who expect an ad-free experience in line with YouTube's Terms of Service.
User JotaroKujoxXx mentioned their laptop's unusually high activity, while another user suspected storage issues. Sarah James, a Guides Writer, observed a 15-18% performance drop when using the extension with Premium.
YouTube's communications manager, Christopher Lawton, indicated that such issues will persist as the platform enhances its ad-blocker detection. Consequently, YouTube often gets blamed for any extension-related problems, though in some cases, it may not be directly responsible.
Lawton told PCGamer: "Loading delays experienced by Adblock and AdBlock Plus users are not caused by our ad blocker detection efforts."
Raymond Hill of uBlock Origin also commented about the issue on Twitter: "I investigated a bit the performance regressions, and the cause is many distinct code paths, [which] affect many sites."
"Since it affects both Adblock Plus and AdBlock, the performance regression hits harder those who had the bad idea to use both at once," he wrote.
As if the noticeably longer ads on YouTube weren't unbearable enough, the streaming video platform is now also in the spotlight due to slowing down PCs for users that have AdBlock installed.
That was the topic of a new PCGamer.com article, which noted that "AdBlock users have been reporting widespread performance issues with the extension enabled on YouTube".
A thread in the YouTube subreddit detailed that AdBlock enabling would cause slow load times and increased CPU usage when on YouTube.
"This messes up the resources on the computer as a whole. It just kills Chrome it seems," one person wrote.
The author tested the issue himself and found that his CPU usage rose about 17% when using AdBlock on the site. While not a catastrophic increase in processor use, the author did note that "lower-end laptops mainly used for browsing could start having heat problems".
The issue also affects YouTube Premium subscribers using AdBlocker on other sites, frustrating users who expect an ad-free experience in line with YouTube's Terms of Service.
User JotaroKujoxXx mentioned their laptop's unusually high activity, while another user suspected storage issues. Sarah James, a Guides Writer, observed a 15-18% performance drop when using the extension with Premium.
YouTube's communications manager, Christopher Lawton, indicated that such issues will persist as the platform enhances its ad-blocker detection. Consequently, YouTube often gets blamed for any extension-related problems, though in some cases, it may not be directly responsible.
Lawton told PCGamer: "Loading delays experienced by Adblock and AdBlock Plus users are not caused by our ad blocker detection efforts."
Raymond Hill of uBlock Origin also commented about the issue on Twitter: "I investigated a bit the performance regressions, and the cause is many distinct code paths, [which] affect many sites."
"Since it affects both Adblock Plus and AdBlock, the performance regression hits harder those who had the bad idea to use both at once," he wrote.
[ + ] Jinglebanger
[ - ] Jinglebanger 0 points 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 21:06:17 ago (+0/-0)
I feel like this is a weasely way of saying either A) they are doing it but specifically the detection isn't what causes the hang ups, or B) the changes kiketube made are causing the adblockers to have to do extra processing so technically it's the adblocker.
People reported slow loads etc as soon as kiketube deployed that "you can't watch with an ad blocker" popup.
[ + ] Scyber
[ - ] Scyber [op] 0 points 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 20:59:11 ago (+0/-0)
They better figure out a better strategy & soon before some other YT type competitors take over.
[ + ]deleted
[ - ] deleted 0 points 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 13:49:53 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] dosvydanya_freedomz
[ - ] dosvydanya_freedomz 0 points 4 monthsJan 17, 2024 13:19:25 ago (+0/-0)