ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoGoogle says adblockers caused YouTube views count to drop - this is what adblockers told us really happenedwww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up13 cross-posted to: privacy@programming.dev
arrow-up13external-linkGoogle says adblockers caused YouTube views count to drop - this is what adblockers told us really happenedwww.techradar.comardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square40linkfedilink cross-posted to: privacy@programming.dev
minus-squareLogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoI have a theory that YT deliberately makes you wait the length an ad would have been if you have uBlock Origin installed. Ive just let it “buffer” for 30 seconds or so and it will eventually load the video.
minus-squareTyphoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI’d rather watch nothing than an ad trying to sell me something.
I have a theory that YT deliberately makes you wait the length an ad would have been if you have uBlock Origin installed. Ive just let it “buffer” for 30 seconds or so and it will eventually load the video.
I’d rather watch nothing than an ad trying to sell me something.