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YouTube blames ad blockers for slow load times, and it has nothing to do with your browser | The delay is intentional, but targeting users who continue using ad blockers, and not tied to any browse... (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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YouTube blames ad blockers for slow load times, and it has nothing to do with your browser | The delay is intentional, but targeting users who continue using ad blockers, and not tied to any browse...::YouTube has clarified in a statement that users who use ad blockers will have a suboptimal experience regardless of their browser.

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[–] 81 points 2 years ago (1 child)

So if I use Firefox I have a choice between a 5sec delay or a 5sec delay and ads. That seems like an easy choice.

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  • [+] -47 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I would assume the ad gives the creator some revenue while the delay doesn't

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There are other ways to give to creators. You can tip, many have stores, patreon and floatplane among other ways.

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  • [+] -8 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Of course, and if you support creators that way I respect it, but most people never do.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    the ad is poison to my soul tho so its still better to delay

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  • [+] -21 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    That's extreme lol, I barely notice ads, they hardly exist to me

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Well, I have quite strong "anti spam filters" IRL. I often don't even notice there are adverts around me or commercials in radio/television running somewhere in background. But youtube? Holy hell that's another story. I just hate it when there are 5 unskippable 1+ minute ads in 10 minute video. It's retarded and the only effect it has on me is I start to boycot the product/brand/service I see there.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If they really had guts... go full paywall mode. No freemium with ads bullshit.

    Don't pretend like hook and bait business model is not being used here.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    If YT did that, another company would just come and steal their market share with the same freemium system

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