YouTube punishes ad-blocker users with slower videos on non-Chrome browsers - eviltoast
  • Mokujin@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Wonder if they will ever just block non-Chromium based browsers, you know, for the security and integrity of the site and all.

    • Shake747@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      They wont unless it’s a near total monopoly. They’re always aiming for 10% gains every year for their investors.

      The amount of people who use ad blockers is somewhere around 10% according to some articles, so I’m guessing this ad block push is to scoop up 10% more in ad revenue