I agree, but the line is titled “country freedom rank.” Not “media freedom rank.” So the implication goes beyond what may be intended.

“Mostly free” my ass.

I think you mean:

Latest YouTube update causes massive performance hit.

YouTube causes the performance hit. Not the ad blockers. If ads weren’t creating such big performance hits by themselves, folks wouldn’t all need to use ad blockers.

Also, old evidence confirms it.

The comments you made with the old account.

YouTube has mitigations in place to help identify folks who jump between accounts.

I thought they broke up years ago?