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YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blocker (www.businessinsider.com)

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[–] adam_b@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

I honestly thought I'm on the wrong website when I loaded YT with adblock disabled...

[–] Ignacio@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

Oh, do you want my viewing experience to be worse? Well don't worry, because I'm doing my best so PeerTube has quality content in a weekly basis, while you also have the same content in a monthly basis.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

YouTube appeared to confirm reports that people with ad-blockers installed were experiencing a multi-second delay before being able to watch a video.

The Android-based news website Android Authority reported that people who weren't using Chrome noticed the delays, citing Reddit users who said they've experienced this delay while using browsers like Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge.

"In the past week, users using ad blockers may have experienced suboptimal viewing, which included delays in loading, regardless of the browser they are using.

Users who have uninstalled their ad blockers may still experience a temporary delay in loading, and should try refreshing their browser," a YouTube spokesperson told Business Insider.

In June 2023, it began preventing users with ad blockers turned on from watching videos and reportedly experimented with pop-up warnings.

More recently, X users began complaining and sharing screenshots of YouTube pop-ups warning them to not use ad blockers.

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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

lol fuck outta here. Goog is creating a market for competition.

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[–] Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll just take a piss break when an ad comes on, then

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[–] Companion1666@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it's all fun and games until youtube builds a wall for unregistered users... ggwp

[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

Just like Twitter...

[–] pineapple_pizza@lemmy.dexlit.xyz -1 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Not the vibe here by the look of the comments but for me YT premium is worth it. There's a lot of great stuff on YouTube and it's nice watching it all ad free in HD on my TV without ads. I realize hosting, streaming, and producing that content isn't free and I don't mind supporting it.

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