Firefox users are reporting an 'artificial' load time on YouTube videos. YouTube says it's part of a plan to make people who use adblockers "experience suboptimal viewing, regardless of the browser they are using."

Firefox users are reporting an ‘artificial’ load time on YouTube videos. YouTube says it’s part of a plan to make people who use adblockers “experience suboptimal viewing, regardless of the browser they are using.”

  • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
    01·
    10 months ago

    I find this so weird. Like, I want the exact literal opposite of what you want - I want personalized ads about shit I might conceivably click on.

    I want usable personalized internet that knows where I am and offers me local deals and hotspots.

    The hell are you so afraid of? Honestly?

    • Zacryon@feddit.deEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Filter bubbles are one thing, which I find is a huge disadvantage to personalization. You’ll never learn about new stuff, because it will never be presented to you, since someone assumes that you blong to a specific box.

      Another is that I value my privacy. It’s no one’s business what I do, when, where, with whom and how. Apart from that, there is no guarantee that this information is not being misused.

      For example, I’m thinking about political campaigns, which target specific user groups on the one hand, or spread misinformation and distrust to others. I see such forms of information steering as detrimental to democratic societies. Free and unbiased information is crucial for critical thinking.

    • Sunfoil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      10 months ago

      So you want to constantly be a slave to your consumerist impulses as you uncritically consume everything thrown at you, despite all the evidence that these companies can literally manipulate your perception of reality through targeted political advertising and echo chambers? Enjoy your terrifying dystopia, but at least you think you’re getting a ‘local deal’ so who cares, right?

      • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
        01·
        10 months ago

        So you want to constantly be a slave to your consumerist impulses as you uncritically consume everything thrown at you,

        Holy shit dude what happens to you when you see an ad??

        • Sunfoil@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          You need to inform yourself about advertising. Go and look up Edward Bernays. You literally can’t stop ads affecting you, except by eliminating them. You think you’re being a critical consumer, but you’re right where they want you.