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YouTube Says New 5-Second Video Load Delay Is Supposed to Punish Ad Blockers, Not Firefox Users (www.404media.co)

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Firefox users are reporting an 'artificial' load time on YouTube videos. YouTube says it's part of a plan to make people who use adblockers "experience suboptimal viewing, regardless of the browser they are using."

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[-] Buttons@programming.dev 23 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

make people who use adblockers “experience suboptimal viewing, regardless of the browser they are using.”

The sad thing is, I consider this an upgrade. I'll take a moment to breathe and maybe break out of the negative spiral that is modern internet use.

[-] RoyaltyInTraining@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago

Five seconds of loading is an upgrade over five consecutive ads

[-] MrShankles@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

That's a fact!

(In Scooby-Doo theme song style)

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