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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 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Five seconds of loading is an upgrade over five consecutive ads

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That's a fact!

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