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 10 months agoBut then shouldn’t there be a delay when using actual Chrome?
Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
AA5B@lemmy.world 10 months 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 10 months ago
I did see Chrome users mention a delay (on lemmy) but I haven’t personally checked it out
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 10 months ago
There’s people reporting exactly that if they’re using certain ad-blocking tools.