Nov 27, 2023 06:00:00

An extension has been released that plays YouTube advertising videos at 16x speed and finishes them quickly.

Starting around October 2023, YouTube will be

strengthening its measures against ad blockers . Meanwhile, an extension called ` `Ad Speedup '' has been developed that plays YouTube advertising videos at 16x speed and instantly ends the advertisement.

YouTube is now blocking Ad Blockers - So I just make ads run 16x faster :) : r/webdev
https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/181vbmk/youtube_is_now_blocking_ad_blockers_so_i_just/

Ad Speedup is an extension for Chrome and is distributed for free on Google's official extension distribution platform 'Chrome Web Store'.

Ad Speedup - Skip Video Ads Faster - Chrome Web Store
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ad-speedup-skip-video-ads/pcjlckhhhmlefmobnnoolakplfppdchi

In the introduction section of the distribution page, it is emphasized that it has functions such as ``Play advertisements at 16x speed'', ``Mute advertisement audio'', and ``Skip without clicking the skip button''.

Click on the image below to see how Ad Speedup actually plays ads at 16x speed.

According to the developer of Ad Speedup, it took only 4 hours to develop.