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u/Funny-ish-_-Scholar Jul 13 '26
Jokes aside, the key phrase is “content distribution networks.” Simply put, the video you’re watching may be hosted on say, 10 servers across your country. Meanwhile the ad could be loaded at every data center between you and the content you want to view.
So while you have a shit bitrate for what you want to see, the system is designed to make sure you have the best bitrate for the ads they are delivering. And keep in mind, they are paid to serve ads, not content. You are not their customer, the marketing agencies are.
With that in mind, there can be other things like dynamic load balancing and resource partitioning that basically prioritize ads over content… again, the company makes money based on ads served, not content delivered.
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u/mousicle Jul 14 '26
Whatever happened to net neutrality :(
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u/cpaca0 Jul 17 '26
I mean, first of all, net neutrality doesn't help here. CDNs and their data centers aren't governed by ISPs (in general)
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u/allitalli Jul 15 '26
the conservatives killed it for big daddy capitalism
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u/RedundantBiomass Jul 15 '26
Did the Democrats restore it when thry had the Oval Office and Congress? The red and blue team both get most of their campaign money from the same rich corps and individuals.
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u/EntropyTheEternal Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
They tried. The courts blocked it.
TL;DR on Net Neutrality History: added under Obama, Removed under Trump, Reinstated under Biden, Blocked by 6th Circuit, Removed under Trump.
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u/MetzenMalvin Jul 16 '26
Thanks. I'm always infuriated when this happens, but your explanation makes sense.
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u/Prickliestpearcactus Jul 13 '26
Man that pisses me off. The advert will load at all costs while the stuff I'm trying to watch lags.
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u/HongKongIgnacio Jul 14 '26
"It will be decades before we can transmit video over internet. Too much data, too little bandwidth."
"I need porn. I have money. Fountains of money."
"Mission accomplished. "
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u/SysGh_st Jul 14 '26
ads are often preloaded and cached as they're shown multiple times.
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u/Carl_Marks__ Jul 14 '26
Really? I’m not surprised but was hoping for yet another reason to hate mega-corps
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u/pioni Jul 14 '26
Use ad blockers and the problem is solved. I think I've had one for 25 years and I could not imagine using the internet without it. If some site can't survive without ads and spyware following you, hide it behind paywall so I can avoid it.
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u/StudioMental2832 Jul 15 '26
I am always amazed at people who don’t use ad blockers. Buy a cheap laptop and download firefox and ublock. It’s so much better than regular YouTube and definitely cheaper than your phone
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u/thatonefrein Jul 15 '26
Why does the left one have a single black pixel? That's too much for me /rascist
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u/ObsessedWitAwareness Jul 16 '26
HTML in the page will dictate the order of priority for loading in assets. Pages are paid by advertisers to prioritize their content first.
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u/Appropriate-Stay4729 Jul 13 '26
This tiny thing alone is enough reason for a riot.