I do get it for a few seconds (Firefox 122 and ublock on), then it goes all black and I get a message about my watch history being off. Videos themselves play fine. I consider it a win-win-win. Site still works, I don't get ads, and I don't have to see Generic Influencer Overly Dramatic Thumbnail ad nauseum.
Yeah I experienced it like last week and it did go back to working after several hours but it doesn't matter how long I let the page sit it just never loads.
I do get it for a few seconds (Firefox 122 and ublock on), then it goes all black and I get a message about my watch history being off. Videos themselves play fine. I consider it a win-win-win. Site still works, I don't get ads, and I don't have to see Generic Influencer Overly Dramatic Thumbnail ad nauseum.
Yeah I experienced it like last week and it did go back to working after several hours but it doesn't matter how long I let the page sit it just never loads.
Maybe some A/B testing going on? Google loves to do that with live services.
In my experience, a/b testing is pretty much standard in the tech industry.