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.”

  • M0oP0o@mander.xyz
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    11 months ago

    Hmmm, watch an ad or wait five seconds… Not sure they thought this one out.

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      11 months ago

      At this point i would rather watch an empty wall for a minute than a 10s ad

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        11 months ago

        But… It may alert you to the existence of a game that has a completely different mechanic than the one presented in the ad!

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        11 months ago

        I mean that’s why Hulu got rid of the free tier.