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

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.”

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    their SEC paperwork states that adblockers are a risk to their profits.

    Concluding implicitly: “… and therefore a threat to all your computers’ security” :-)