Technology @lemmy.world stopthatgirl7 @kbin.social 1 yr. ago

YouTube Says New 5-Second Video Load Delay Is Supposed to Punish Ad Blockers, Not Firefox Users

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

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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Firefox @lemmy.ml Vincent @kbin.social 1 yr. ago

YouTube Says New 5-Second Video Load Delay Is Supposed to Punish Ad Blockers, Not Firefox Users

www.404media.co /youtube-says-new-5-second-video-load-delay-is-supposed-to-punish-ad-blockers-not-firefox-users/

Technology @kbin.social 0x815 @feddit.de 1 yr. ago

YouTube Says New 5-Second Video Load Delay Is Supposed to Punish Ad Blockers, Not Firefox Users

www.404media.co /youtube-says-new-5-second-video-load-delay-is-supposed-to-punish-ad-blockers-not-firefox-users/

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YouTube sucks now. Just constant ads.
- cough piped cough
  
  All jokes aside, I strongly recommend a service like Invidious or Piped.
  
  piped does not support live streams at this time unfortunately
  
  On Invidious, not all instances support live streams, so you have to click around until you find one that does. Maybe it's the same for Piped.
- laughs in "phoronix" without "adblocking"...

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