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minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·edit-215 hours ago“Might”? They’re already doing it. YouTube in Firefox with Ublock Origin is getting throttled down to 1500kbps. I can’t watch anything above 720p on my desktop anymore (gigabit internet). YouTube ReVanced on mobile and SmartTube Next on the TV still thankfully work without issues.
minus-squaremazzilius_marsti@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agowhere do you get your YT Revanced from?
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agohttps://revanced.app/ is the only official source (along with the GitHub, of course.)
minus-squarenevetsg@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 hours agoI was watching 4k yesterday. 🤞 Ublock has it sorted by the time they find me.
minus-squarerengoku@lemmy.abnormalbeings.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 hours agoThis does not happen on my Firefox. 4k no problemo with 3rd world country internet.
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·9 hours agoThey do it to groups of people at a time to prevent mass anger and hysteria. Don’t worry you’ll eventually get throttled too.
“Might”? They’re already doing it.
YouTube in Firefox with Ublock Origin is getting throttled down to 1500kbps. I can’t watch anything above 720p on my desktop anymore (gigabit internet).
YouTube ReVanced on mobile and SmartTube Next on the TV still thankfully work without issues.
where do you get your YT Revanced from?
https://revanced.app/ is the only official source (along with the GitHub, of course.)
I was watching 4k yesterday. 🤞 Ublock has it sorted by the time they find me.
This does not happen on my Firefox. 4k no problemo with 3rd world country internet.
They do it to groups of people at a time to prevent mass anger and hysteria. Don’t worry you’ll eventually get throttled too.