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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 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 5 points 2 years ago

Uh... Gmail, Ad sense, search?

They've got like a dozen duopolies going on, they have far more control and ability to leverage it than Bell ever did

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