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
    617·
    6 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.

      • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        6 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 :)