▲ 1674 ▼ YouTube Says New 5-Second Video Load Delay Is Supposed to Punish Ad Blockers, Not Firefox Users (www.404media.co) submitted 2 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 396 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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."
[–] takeda@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think uBlock might already be blocking that code. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ours@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I was getting the delay early yesterday and then it went away. I guess they must have done something in uBO. permalink fedilink source parent [–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just turned it off. No difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Interstellar_1@pawb.social 14 points 2 years ago YouTube rolls features out in waves permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ours@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I was getting the delay early yesterday and then it went away. I guess they must have done something in uBO. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just turned it off. No difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Interstellar_1@pawb.social 14 points 2 years ago YouTube rolls features out in waves permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Interstellar_1@pawb.social 14 points 2 years ago YouTube rolls features out in waves permalink fedilink source parent