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."

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.”

    • Bazoogle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year 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.