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Youtube slowing down due to addblock (www.tomsguide.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Any suggestions on alternatives for blocking adds?

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I always assume that people in a community like this are using them, but clearly such is not the case

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So often I see people asking questions and I know that if they were using Firefox and uBlock, they wouldn't have the problems they're having

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

I feel the same.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Working at a college its always shocking finding out a lot of the youth don't know ad blocking at least. Volunteering after my shift to help with tutoring or other help they will try to show me a youtube video even on their personal laptop. Every start of a semester its something that leaves me shaking my head.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

I don't really like the term "echo chamber," but that sort of thing makes me realize I'm really in one. Nearly everyone I interact with online just takes things like adblocking and basic internet hygiene for granted, but every so often I encounter someone who reminds me that there are a lot of people who don't know the first thing about such things.

I remember one time this kid asked me, "What's Chromium? I have this app called 'Chromium' but I don't know what it's for," so I went into a lengthy explanation about how it's an internet browser, and how Chrome is based on Chromium but that Chromium without Google exists, whereupon they showed me their laptop, and it was severely infected with some obvious malware that put a search bar on their desktop titled "Chromium."