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.”
I don’t know if it makes a difference, but I’m in Canada and I’ve noticed none of this. No video load delays, no anti ad-blocker pop ups, none of it. I’m not going to stop using Firefox or Ublock Origin though.
Aussie here. Using Firefox and UBO, but with default settings. I downloaded the extension, popped it on about 4 years ago and haven’t done anything since. I’ve had the same experience as you - no video delays or pop ups.
Could we just be “lucky”?
Some might argue that we already are lucky, considering where we live 😀
It could be that Google is releasing this incrementally. It seems a bit random who gets it and who doesn’t
I’d be interested if there’s a difference if you use sponsorblock addon. I’ve noticed that it triggers the sleep thingy
