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.”

    • Coil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      2 years ago

      Doubtful. I’d rather see a black, silent screen for 30 seconds then an ad for some clone of a game.

    • Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      They can’t. If they make the wait period too long, people will just think YT is down. And experiencing constant downtime on a content delivery platform is really bad PR.