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YouTube Says New 5-Second Video Load Delay Is Supposed to Punish Ad Blockers, Not Firefox Users (www.404media.co)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

YouTube didn't have ads before it got bought IIRC, not that it would have lasted that way even if it was not bought

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's been many years, but I remember a small banner ad below the video and maybe one to the side. It was so reasonable though it's hard to remember for sure.

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

That was after it got bought IIRC, but it's possible I'm misremembering.

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

At least we know for sure neither of us is confident about our memories.