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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 2 years ago by Vincent@kbin.social to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In other words (as I agree with you): they don't generate direct profit for YouTube, but they generate value, or the long-term ability to generate profit.

And a long-term stable business should focus first and foremost on its value, because predatory profiting (i.e. profit obtained in a way that reduces the platform's value) doesn't last very long.