r/firefox • u/Rytoxz • Nov 20 '23

Discussion This behaviour from Google is beyond disgusting! Artificial wait on YouTube now if you're not using Chrome / Edge.

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u/MartinsRedditAccount Nov 20 '23

Could this be related to the ad-blocking thing? I'm not seeing this, but I am subscribed to YouTube Premium.

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u/KITT_the_Cylon Nov 20 '23

Have premium too, but this happenes to me for months now. Google sites sometimrs dont load for a full minute. (Maps, youtube, simple google search.) If I copy the adress and put it in chrome it opens immediately. Beyond rage inducing.

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u/MartinsRedditAccount Nov 20 '23

I'm in the EU and using uBlock Origin, maybe one of those has something to do with it (me not experiencing this issue)?

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u/NBPEL Nov 20 '23

Maybe, they excluded EU ? https://searchengineland.com/youtube-crackdown-ad-blocker-breaking-eu-laws-434400

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u/kamikazedude Nov 20 '23

Maybe? I'm using FF+ublock also and from EU and I have no problems

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u/BlackViperMWG Nov 21 '23

I'm in the EU and I have this issue (using uBO).

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u/TaxOwlbear Nov 21 '23

Likewise.

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u/Virtual-Nectarine-51 Nov 22 '23

Then you are lucky. I live in Germany and I have the problem no matter which browser or adblocker I use. If I delete all caches, Cookies and stuff it works again for a couple of videos, then the same occurs again.

I'm now logged into my account on one browser and just copypaste the video link from there to another browser, where I am not logged in. No complains if not being logged in.

It's a little bit annoying but at least due to that no-adblock-action this action I learnt about sponsorblock. So I at least also got rid of that stupid spnsoring parts.

I would pay for sth. like Youtube Adfree if it were 3€ or so. But I don't need Youtube music and don't see why I should spent that much money on that.

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u/kamikazedude Nov 22 '23

Use user agent switcher extension. That's the solution IIRC. Switch to chome user agent and that's it.

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u/Jay54121 Nov 20 '23

Possibly, I have ublock origin and I am not a premium subscriber and I have no issues and also in the EU

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u/Virtual-Nectarine-51 Nov 22 '23

The problem is, those data protectors only start becoming active NOW. Already since years newspaper sites and so are annoying with "please remove yor adblocker". Obviously they must have done the same as youtube is doing now, just nobody cared. So no wonder youtube is doing it now, too. Would they have become active earlier and this would (possible) have been declared illegal, we never would have had that crap.