VincentNov 21, 2023

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."

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

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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Show threadDe_NarmNov 21, 2023
Well, ads are usually quite a bit longer… So I really don’t see what they would gain from that. Unless they lied, which is of course possible if not likely.
Show threadim sorry i broke the codeNov 21, 2023
That snippet of code is browser agnostic, which means you have the same problem on chrome lol
Show threadares35Nov 21, 2023
not to worry, chrome will soon not have good adblockers, and those that remain will be crippled and have filter lists that must be distributed with the addon via our 'store'--meaning we can (and will at some point) shut down any filter updates that block our shit.
Show threadim sorry i broke the code
Fair enough. I stopped using chrome a looong time ago so no problem anyway
Nov 21, 2023 at 1:20pmWeb