Adblock and Adblock Plus users report performance issues on YouTube, initially blamed on Google but later determined to be an issue in the popular ad-blocking extension.

Update 1/16 - Adblock has informed BleepingComputer that its engineers fixed the problem and released ABP 3.22.1 and AB 5.17.1 on the Opera and Edge extension stores. The same versions are currently in review on the Mozilla and Chrome add-on stores, and should be made available soon.

  • actionjbone@sh.itjust.works
    627·
    10 months ago

    I think you mean:

    Latest YouTube update causes massive performance hit.

    YouTube causes the performance hit. Not the ad blockers. If ads weren’t creating such big performance hits by themselves, folks wouldn’t all need to use ad blockers.

    • cosmic_slate@dmv.socialEnglish
      111·
      10 months ago

      Yeah but the reactions around this has been incredibly jumpy.

      We only get to ring the bell of “YouTube is blocking adblockers with performance hacks!” once. Now if/when it finally happens, it’ll be met with “are you really sure that’s whats happening now?”-skepticism.

      It’s super important to keep an eye on any shenanigans from Google, but it can’t be done by raising alarms on incorrect information if the alarm bells are to be trusted.

      • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        It’s super important to keep an eye on any shenanigans from Google, but it can’t be done by raising alarms on incorrect information if the alarm bells are to be trusted.

        Nicely said, I might repurpose that phrase in the future :)