I had to allow a bunch of stuff in pihole because I wasn't able to use Google flights or Google News and some functions in Gmail, the sites never finished loading
this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2025
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Google is intentionally throttling YouTube videos, slowing down users with ad blockers
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Yeah the moment you open invidious on the same machine it stops. Curious huh.
I watch ad free, and screen off through the Brave browser. All good for now.
Same here, but do you notice how bad the algorhythm has become, at offering useful, interesting, or relevant vids..?
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I can't tell an honest difference between 1080p and 720p from across a room. On a monitor, sure, but I grew up in the 90's. Anything 480 and above is tolerable to me.
I'm pirating it, should I demand my money back for poor service? Lmao
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