I’ve been running uBlock Origin on my Firefox browser to skip advertisements on Twitch streams. The extension works fine for blocking the ads, but there’s this annoying issue where the stream quality gets downgraded to a much lower resolution whenever an ad should be playing.
This has been happening for months now and I just dealt with it. But yesterday a friend mentioned that they also use uBlock Origin on Firefox for Twitch and they don’t experience any quality reduction at all. Their stream stays at the original high quality even when ads are being blocked.
Does anyone know what settings or configuration might allow uBlock Origin to block Twitch ads without causing the video quality to drop? I’m curious how some users manage to avoid this quality issue while others like me experience it.
yeah, super frustrating! go into uBlock settings, purge and update all filter lists. make sure “twitch: video ads” is enabled in annoyances. takes a few tries sometimes but usually works without quality drops.
totally! twitch keeps changing their ad stuff, and it messes up the uBlock filters. I’d suggest updating your filter lists in the settings or try the “Twitch Adblock” extension – way more effective than uBlock for twitch, trust me!
The reduction in video quality occurs because Twitch downgrades the stream when it detects ad blockers like uBlock Origin. Your friend may be using different settings or filters that avoid this issue. It might help to disable uBlock temporarily and use an alternative solution like TTV LOL PRO, which is specifically designed for Twitch and tends to bypass quality penalties. Accessing Twitch through a mobile browser might also prevent these restrictions. This variance in experiences is common, as Twitch frequently alters its ad delivery system.
This happens because Twitch pushes lower bitrate streams when it detects ad blocking. Your friend probably has different filters or lives in a region where Twitch’s ad serving works differently. Clear your uBlock Origin cache and grab the community Twitch filter lists. Check for conflicting extensions too - running multiple ad blockers often breaks things. I switched to Alternate Player for Twitch and it fixed the quality issues while still blocking ads.