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 threadkick_out_the_jams

It seemed to be just a 5 second wait.

The weird part is that changing user agent to chrome seems to avoid it.

Nov 21, 2023 at 2:01pmWeb
Show threadEl BartoNov 21, 2023
It’s not weird. It’s asshole design.