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YouTube acknowledges the delay, attributing it to efforts to counter ad blockers across all platforms rather than any browser-specific issue.
Reddit and Hacker News users have reported a deliberate five-second delay when loading YouTube video pages on Mozilla’s Firefox and occasionally other browsers.
He advised that disabling the ad blocker could potentially resolve the issue, though a temporary delay might persist until the browser refreshes.
Christopher Lawton, YouTube's communications manager, highlighted that users with ad blockers might encounter slower loading times irrespective of their browser.
Users examining the underlying code causing the delay have found no specific browser targeting, refuting claims of a Firefox-specific issue.
Initially thought to affect only Firefox users, reports now indicate that Chrome and Edge users are also experiencing the delay.
Attempts by The Verge's staff across Mac and Windows devices—whether logged in, using ad blockers, or browsing incognito—did not reproduce the reported delay.
Despite reports, not everyone encounters this five-second delay.
The platform had previously disabled videos for some ad-blocking users in June and initiated a global effort to encourage ad enabling or subscribing to its ad-free Premium service.
Google's recent initiatives against ad blockers have been evident, particularly in YouTube.