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YouTube Says New 5-Second Video Load Delay Is Supposed to Punish Ad Blockers, Not Firefox Users (www.404media.co)

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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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[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 1 year ago

something tells me you use(d) chrome

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[-] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 2 points 1 year ago

I used to, yes. I don't see how that detracts from my point.

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