"While some were quick to jump to the conclusion that YouTube itself was down, it appears that users on Reddit might have found another culprit ( via Windows Central). Instead of being an issue with the YouTube website or Google's servers, it looks like the problem might have been tied to ad blockers in the Opera GX browser, as multiple people mentioned the issue persisting in Opera GX but not other browsers."
"While it doesn't seem to be affecting just a single ad blocker or browser, some users have still reported success being able to access YouTube with an ad blocker installed. Most of these users seem to suggest that accessing YouTube without signing into a Google account or even using Firefox with an ad blocker installed are ways around the new restrictions the site seems to be implementing."
Early Friday morning many users experienced YouTube videos failing to load, with Downdetector showing a peak of over 1,300 reports before 9:00 a.m. ET. Community reports pointed to ad blockers — particularly in the Opera GX browser — as a likely cause rather than Google server outages. Some users reported similar problems on signed-in Chromium browsers with ad blockers, while others could access YouTube by not signing in or by using Firefox with an ad blocker. The incident reflects an ongoing conflict between YouTube and ad blocker users and coincides with YouTube promoting Premium options, including a lower-cost Lite plan.
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