YouTube might slow down your videos if you block ads

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YouTube might slow down your videos if you block ads

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After yet another crackdown on ad-blockers, YouTube users are noticing videos that load slowly and direct them to a support page about turning off ad-blocking extensions.

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I’d sooner sit through 5 minutes of buffering than watch your finest 10 second ad

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