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YouTube Says New 5-Second Video Load Delay Is Supposed to Punish Ad Blockers, Not Firefox Users (www.404media.co)

submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Guster@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm using Firefox but is it not possible to block ads in chrome too?

[–] Ignisnex@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Not when they roll out manifest v3

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