YouTube Says New 5-Second Video Load Delay Is Supposed to Punish Ad Blockers, Not Firefox Users
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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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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.