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."
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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I experience suboptimal viewing by having to watch ads. If I had to pick one or the other, I know which one I prefer.
It's crazy that Google thinks people would rather watch 15 seconds of ads than 5 seconds of nothing.
What’s even crazier, for some people, actually a lot of people, they are right. Some people can’t be left alone with silence for that long.
Not me, but they are out there.
suboptimal viewing [of the ads]