YouTube slows playback when an ad blocker runs
YouTube delays, buffers or interrupts videos when the ad blocker is active, even on pages where blocking is off.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
4 public reports · first reported 12 January 2026 · last reported 31 March 2026
What's going wrong
Viewers of this browser add-on say YouTube playback becomes delayed, buffered, or interrupted while the blocker is running, even on pages where it is turned off.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 4 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
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