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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 11 months 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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[โ€“] hark@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The pressure of ever-increasing profits demands it.

[โ€“] Bazoogle@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago

Your comment assumes two things.

  1. Companies try to make more profit
  2. YouTube will make more profit by having ad contained paid tiers

The fist point is a fact of life.

The second one is simply not fact. It could be profitably, but it is far from guaranteed. They could just as easily make far more money by keeping the paid tier ad-free to avoid the loss of subscribers.