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This all happened overnight a week ago.
My internet connection is perfectly fine and I have zero problems streaming HD content via Roku on my devices, or downloading games from Steam or Epic.
I think YT is punitively throttling my connection because I have used adblockers. I still get throttled when the YT is green listed on said adblocker while signed in.
When I watch vids signed to my account I'm stuck with buffering issues and end up having to deal with 480p quality.
I can copypaste the same URL to a incognito/private tab and watch it in its 1440p glory.
Its the same result in multiple browsers Chrome, Brave, Firefox. As soon as my account is recognized by Google it makes sure I cant watch any vids in HD
Anyone here ever dealt with this?
 
You're definitely not shadow-banned, though I'm not entirely credulous you believe that, and instead have formed a more creative angle to fish for tech help.

They care about adblockers, but their tactic isn't at all to go after individual users. Instead, they do shit like they did with the Manifest V3 changes that crippled the most robust adblocking extensions out of the box on Chrome (i.e. uBlock Origin). Because if they were blocking you, Incognito would do nothing.

The fact it's working in Incognito but not Normal mode suggests one of your extensions is breaking how the site works. Try disabling every extension in Normal mode to verify if this is the case. If that doesn't solve it try purging caches, but it will more likely be cookies, since Incognito also dispenses with those. To save yourself the hassle of signing back into every website online, you could try deleting Cookies for YouTube individually. You can Google how to do that depending on your browser.
 
Madmick said:
You're definitely not shadow-banned, though I'm not entirely credulous you believe that, and instead have formed a more creative angle to fish for tech help.

They care about adblockers, but their tactic isn't at all to go after individual users. Instead, they do shit like they did with the Manifest V3 changes that crippled the most robust adblocking extensions out of the box on Chrome (i.e. uBlock Origin). Because if they were blocking you, Incognito would do nothing.

The fact it's working in Incognito but not Normal mode suggests one of your extensions is breaking how the site works. Try disabling every extension in Normal mode to verify if this is the case. If that doesn't solve it try purging caches, but it will more likely be cookies, since Incognito also dispenses with those. To save yourself the hassle of signing back into every website online, you could try deleting Cookies for YouTube individually. You can Google how to do that depending on your browser.
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I have deleted all cookies and caches, uninstalled all extensions, and uninstalled reinstalled browsers The only thing that is consistent is logging into Google nerfs my streaming on YT.
 
Your Salad said:
I have deleted all cookies and caches, uninstalled all extensions, and uninstalled reinstalled browsers The only thing that is consistent is logging into Google nerfs my streaming on YT.
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Have you tried signing into another account on Google?

That wouldn't be a shadow-ban, but a shadow-throttle. I haven't heard about Google of all companies doing this, but maybe they've capped you temporarily because you've streamed too much bandwidth? Seems insane to me, I assume some people stream 4K to multiple devices in the house on the same account 24/7 and I've never heard of this, but I'm not sure what else might explain such a weird downgrade in video quality targeting your account if that is true.

I've been blocking ads since that website introduced them, and I've never been hit by anything like this. I'm sure there are millions like me.
 
Madmick said:
Have you tried signing into another account on Google?

That wouldn't be a shadow-ban, but a shadow-throttle. I haven't heard about Google of all companies doing this, but maybe they've capped you temporarily because you've streamed too much bandwidth? Seems insane to me, I assume some people stream 4K to multiple devices in the house on the same account 24/7 and I've never heard of this, but I'm not sure what else might explain such a weird downgrade in video quality targeting your account if that is true.

I've been blocking ads since that website introduced them, and I've never been hit by anything like this. I'm sure there are millions like me.
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Yes, I have used another account to log in and I can use that account to stream 1440p just fine.
The same videos, same device.
I don't think I'm some sort of power viewer of YT.
 
Your Salad said:
Yes, I have used another account to log in and I can use that account to stream 1440p just fine.
The same videos, same device.
I don't think I'm some sort of power viewer of YT.
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Well, I forgot to mention that recent rumors surfaced of you not meeting the board height requirement of 7 feet. I actually contacted Google to search your private data to confirm and they got back to me saying you are in fact only 6’5, which resulted in caveman-like grunts of disapproval and said throttle.

We’ve been considering similar treatment of your local user account here but your taste in Laura Sanko has kept you in our good graces.

Carry on.
 
Your Salad said:
Yes, I have used another account to log in and I can use that account to stream 1440p just fine.
The same videos, same device.
I don't think I'm some sort of power viewer of YT.
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Have you signed into your account on another device and confirmed the quality is nerfed on that device, too?
 
Valhoven said:
Well, I forgot to mention that recent rumors surfaced of you not meeting the board height requirement of 7 feet. I actually contacted Google to search your private data to confirm and they got back to me saying you are in fact only 6’5, which resulted in caveman-like grunts of disapproval and said throttle.

We’ve been considering similar treatment of your local user account here but your taste in Laura Sanko has kept you in our good graces.

Carry on.
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God Dammit @Valhoven you were supposed to keep that under wraps. Guess my schtick here is over.

Edit: I stand behind the Laura Sanko stuff.
 
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Madmick said:
Have you signed into your account on another device and confirmed the quality is nerfed on that device, too?
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I have the only PC in the household. I'm not going to dl YT on my TV and the app on my phone only allows 1080 as a max resolution.
The one video I watched on my phone in response to your question seemed to play fine.
 
Your Salad said:
I have the only PC in the household. I'm not going to dl YT on my TV and the app on my phone only allows 1080 as a max resolution.
The one video I watched on my phone in response to your question seemed to play fine.
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Answer is probably simple. Amount of active users and devices on your home network is throttling defaulting video quality.

Whats the amount of active devices during peak time and the network upload/download rate?
 
KaNesDeath said:
Answer is probably simple. Amount of active users and devices on your home network is throttling defaulting video quality.

Whats the amount of active devices during peak time and the network upload/download rate?
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This would be my default answer for anyone explaining their issues with with slow streaming.
I have gig speed cable internet and at max two devices using bandwidth at once.
The connection isn't the problem.
Speed test, downloads, hd streaming on TV, all fine. YouTube is fine until I'm signed into my account.
 
Your Salad said:
This all happened overnight a week ago.
My internet connection is perfectly fine and I have zero problems streaming HD content via Roku on my devices, or downloading games from Steam or Epic.
I think YT is punitively throttling my connection because I have used adblockers. I still get throttled when the YT is green listed on said adblocker while signed in.
When I watch vids signed to my account I'm stuck with buffering issues and end up having to deal with 480p quality.
I can copypaste the same URL to a incognito/private tab and watch it in its 1440p glory.
Its the same result in multiple browsers Chrome, Brave, Firefox. As soon as my account is recognized by Google it makes sure I cant watch any vids in HD
Anyone here ever dealt with this?
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It's the all the bear porn you post. They've had enough of it.

You can always DM it to me though
 
Your Salad said:
Speed test, downloads, hd streaming on TV, all fine. YouTube is fine until I'm signed into my account.
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YouTube>Settings>Playback and performance

Change AV1 settings to Auto or Always prefer AV1.
 
KaNesDeath said:
Run this test from the Pc: https://www.waveform.com/tools/bufferbloat
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Ok i ran the test and the numbers were as expected.
The point of the thread wasn't me reaching out for tech support. I was wondering if there are any other Sherbros experiencing my situation.
The situation is imo, YT is throttling my ability to watch content in HD and there seems no way to solve the problem on my end.
I can watch the same videos in 1440p in private modes on 3 different browsers and as soon as I attach my account by logging in the buffering starts.
 
Your Salad said:
Ok i ran the test and the numbers were as expected.
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Is it true fiber or does it piggyback through a coaxial converter and lines in the household?

This issue is either browser extension, home network and or ISP related. It involving credentials is a clue, not the cause.
 
KaNesDeath said:
Is it true fiber or does it piggyback through a coaxial converter and lines in the household?

This issue is either browser extension, home network and or ISP related. It involving credentials is a clue, not the cause.
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Jesus Christ dude I said it was cable, its not fiber, its not any type of next gen connection. I have better than average bandwidth.
Why are you so baked on explaining away my issue using the ISP as the problem?
 
Valhoven said:
Well, I forgot to mention that recent rumors surfaced of you not meeting the board height requirement of 7 feet. I actually contacted Google to search your private data to confirm and they got back to me saying you are in fact only 6’5, which resulted in caveman-like grunts of disapproval and said throttle.

We’ve been considering similar treatment of your local user account here but your taste in Laura Sanko has kept you in our good graces.

Carry on.
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How am I supposed to pleasure myself to this?
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