According to a post on Reddit, multiple users have noted that YouTube has become laggy and unresponsive, seemingly all of a sudden. It was quickly discovered that disabling whichever ad blocker is being used immediately revitalizes the site.
Ad blockers violate YouTube's Term of Service. The message then suggests you turn off your ad blocker. The user is not allowed to continue watching without doing so.
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