My understanding is the method they can use on chrome is near instant, but the alternative they use on Firefox is slower, hence the delay. Is this BS? Yeah probably, but it does at least logically follow.
Comment on YouTube Says New 5-Second Video Load Delay Is Supposed to Punish Ad Blockers, Not Firefox Users
Liquid_Fire@lemmy.world 1 year agoBut then shouldn’t there be a delay when using actual Chrome?
Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
AA5B@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It could be as simple as for Chrome assuming there is a certain API, while for Firefox, give it a try and assume no if no response in 5sec
SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
I did see Chrome users mention a delay (on lemmy) but I haven’t personally checked it out
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 1 year ago
There’s people reporting exactly that if they’re using certain ad-blocking tools.