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."

404 Media
Show threadMonkCanatellaNov 21, 2023
I highly recommend just downloading any videos you want to watch. Some guy made an extensions for firefox on linux that lets you click a button and it just automatically downloads and opens that video in mpv player. You can also use tube archivist, yt dlp, etc to auto download your subscriptions.
Show threaddemomanNov 21, 2023
What is the extension called?
Show threadnumanair

Looks like there are several, most of which require extra binaries.

github.com/Baldomo/open-in-mpv

addons.mozilla.org/…/minimalist-open-in-mpv/

GitHub - Baldomo/open-in-mpv: Simple web extension to open videos in mpv

Simple web extension to open videos in mpv. Contribute to Baldomo/open-in-mpv development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
Nov 23, 2023 at 12:41amWeb