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."
IDew, Even though it doesn’t apply for me (praise Freetube and Grayjay!) I’d rather waste 5 second looking at black than any ad ever
statist43, Yeah haha… They really think we would hat it if there is not a ear busting sound which tells you to buy sth for at least 5 sec.
The 5s black screen is automatically becoming a video
tpihkal, Commercial breaks were when you muted the television and had about two minutes to go to the kitchen or use the bathroom. Even if it’s forced, I’m not watching them.
GreyShuck, I experience suboptimal viewing by having to watch ads. If I had to pick one or the other, I know which one I prefer.
fusio, suboptimal viewing [of the ads]
akilou, It’s crazy that Google thinks people would rather watch 15 seconds of ads than 5 seconds of nothing.
tyrefyre, 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.
Stitch0815, Can we stop panicing every 5 seconds? Give adblockers 1-10 days and they will fix it. We have been through this a bunch of times.
Honytawk, Yeah, as long as it is a big enough problem on the internet, you will have at least one nerd trying to find a way to circumvent it.
Give them time.
figaro, The nerds are cooking, let them cook
JCreazy, I think it’s less panicking and more informational. The enshittification of Google has commenced and this is just documentation.
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