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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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[–] Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am sorry but I don't have the money to pay for YouTube premium :( so I guess it's a goodbye for me Youtube!

[–] elscallr@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

And yet- Everyone will continue to bitch about this while NO ONE will do the right thing and just stop using the service.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

of course that's infuriating, but you want to know something else that's infuriating? I've been paying for YouTube PREMIUM all these years, and one of the perks has been that we could hear the audio from videos even when our screen is off, or while multitasking on different apps.

Well imagine my DISMAY over the last few months, that is no longer true for me. The video stops playing after exactly 120 seconds if my screen is off. I'm paying for YouTube PREMIUM! I should be able to hear the audio from the videos when my screen is off!

As far as I know I'm the ONLY one experiencing this because other people on Lemmy have told me they can still hear YouTube audio when their screen is off.

someone please help me. You know how there is no YouTube customer service.

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 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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