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		short_throw on Nov 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YouTube punishes ad-blocker users with slower vide... > YouTube has no financial incentive... Nonsense. A Google controlled browser runs plugins Google allows with privacy settings Google creates. More data and no ad blockers is worth many billions of dollars to YouTube in the long run. They directly benefit from people thinking Firefox is slow.

FalconSensei on Nov 21, 2023 [–]

They already made gmail slow on FF on purpose some time ago, no?

happymellon on Nov 22, 2023 | [–]

Didn't they do the same to Maps?

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