• YouTube is intensifying efforts to combat adblockers, including blocking video playback and warning users of potential account suspension.
  • Increased ads on YouTube have driven many users to adblockers, hurting both YouTube’s ad revenue and content creators reliant on ad-based income.
  • Despite these measures, many users are leaving YouTube or finding workarounds, leading creators to seek alternative revenue streams off-platform.
  • @[email protected]
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    56 months ago

    I thought I was getting that blank screen long pause before videos, turns out my phone cable was damaged, fixed it and YouTube’s back to normal.

    • @ripcord
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      126 months ago

      Wait, how would a phone cable cause a symptom like that…?

      • @[email protected]
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        -46 months ago

        I’m guessing some of the wires being broken caused congestion or sonething, I dont know why it did it, I just know once I fixed the cable it was fine.

        • @ripcord
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          136 months ago

          Was the video signal going through it? Otherwise, sounds more like a coincidence.

          • @Fades
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            46 months ago

            100% coincidence

    • @mightyfoolish
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      6 months ago

      Your phone could have been switching power profiles incorrectly due to your phone rapidly switching between charging and not charging (and perhaps with a low power state depending on battery level).

      @[email protected] Just my guess.

    • @Fades
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      26 months ago

      And this phone cable damage only impacted youtube lol

      • @[email protected]
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        46 months ago

        No, it potentially impacts cpu power profile (if it’s toggling between AC and DC because of a loose connection)

        This would adjust throttling of the cpu, which could impact playback in certain cases, so it’s possible. Likely other apps would be affected but OP was probably most often watching videos while plugged so noticed mostly there 🤷