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AdBlock Users Report Overheating and Slowdown Issues on YouTube

YouTube Denies Responsibility, Blames Issues on AdBlock and Adblock Plus

  • YouTube users with AdBlock installed have reported their PCs overheating and slowing down, with some accusing YouTube of intentionally causing these issues.
  • However, YouTube has denied these accusations, stating that the performance issues are caused by the ad blockers themselves, not by YouTube's ad blocker detection efforts.
  • Specifically, the issues seem to be caused by the latest versions of Adblock Plus and AdBlock, which are causing an unnecessarily large amount of CPU's processing power to be used.
  • Users who are subscribed to YouTube Premium have also reported experiencing these issues, even when using AdBlocker for other websites.
  • Fixes for these glitches are reportedly being rolled out, with Adblock Plus stating that a fix has been published as part of update 3.22.1.
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