Slow YouTube? According to Google, the fault is yours alone, and not the browser’s

For three weeks YouTube declared war on adblock, which led not only to the mass uninstallation of some of these instruments, but also to some rumors online about how the solution (maybe you should take a look at our guide on how YouTube Premium works if you can’t stand advertising anymore).

Several users have in fact noticed how the experience on the video platform was different depending on the browser, claiming that YouTube was intentionally adding a delay of uploading videos to programs like Edge or Firefox and not up Chrome.

She intervened directly on the matter GreatG, who in a note stated how the delay is intentional and applied to those who use it adblock, independently from browser in use. This is the full statement:

To support a diverse ecosystem of creators globally and enable billions of people to access their favorite content on YouTube, we’ve launched an effort to urge viewers with enabled ad blockers to allow ads on YouTube or try YouTube Premium for an experience without advertising. Users who have ad blockers installed may experience suboptimal viewing, regardless of which browser they are using.

So Google offers you three paths: you take it advertising, you subscribe or you adapt to an experience not optimal.

Nonetheless, several users report that when switching to Chrome the lag disappeared, which is in contrast to the explanation of the company. At this point it is possible that, taking it for granted that Google Don’t lie, I’m testing the solution out non-Chrome browser and then take it to your own. In any case, the Mountain View company has decided to no longer offer discounts to its users and it will be good to get used to it advertising if you plan to use its services (as Gmail users have learned the hard way).