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Google is intentionally throttling YouTube videos, slowing down users with ad blockers
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this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2025
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There are HDMI splitter boxes you can get from China that conveniently strip out the HDCP.
They aren't fool proof, and relatively easy to detect from the source.
Source: high end AV tech for like half a decade
it's not hard to do it yourself either
How would one DIY HDCP stripping? I've never looked into this.
Open PassDCP software is one method, or you can obtain a splitter that strips hdcp