I have UBlock installed on Firefox and what is pictured here is what has been happening for every video that I’m clicking on. Panning doesn’t make the video play either. I tried that. It’s not my internet connection since the videos and ads that you can’t even skip and pause when you tab out play just fine on Chrome. In the days before this happened I got several popups from YouTube saying that adblockers aren’t allowed after months of browsing YouTube ad-free without issue

  • scytale@lemmy.zip
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    8 days ago

    They’re testing something and you’re one of the lucky winners to be sampled. Usually it goes away in a day or until uBO catches up and deploys an update.

  • Pika@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    8 days ago

    It’s a cat and mouse game. They’re constantly doing this. Just wait a little while and ublock should find a way around the block.

  • Shirasho@lemmings.world
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    8 days ago

    I’ve had this happen when using VPN. I also tried disabling ublock, but I get this behavior for 5-10 seconds before the video loads. I get no such behavior on Chrome.

    This is probably another attempt at Google degrading the experience for people not using Chrome.

  • HornedMeatBeast@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    8 days ago

    I use Firefox and uBlock Origin and for the last week or more every Youtube video I open takes about 10 or so seconds to open, just sitting there spinning.

    • bassomitron@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 days ago

      Try using the extension that can spoof what browser you’re using. Last year, Firefox was being hindered by YouTube until I downloaded that and made it think I was using a Chrome browser.

      • grue@lemmy.world
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        8 days ago

        Sometimes I wonder if Firefox actually has low market share, of if this sort of shit just skews the statistics.

        I, for one, refuse to spoof my browser because I want them to know Chrome is not as dominant as they think.

    • klu9@piefed.socialEnglish
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      8 days ago

      Me neither.

      • Browser: Zen (mod of Firefox)
      • Extension: LibRedirect (pre-installed in Zen IIRC)
      • App: FreeTube

      I click on a YouTube link and it opens in FreeTube, no ads.

      Every now and then, videos won’t play because of some change by Google, usually it’s just a day or so until FreeTube releases an update that works again.