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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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[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Google still tracks you just as much as without Premium

Obviously. You're still visiting a Google service after all.

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