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I hadn't noticed that before but you're right, YT has ruined Rickrolling.
by sentrysapper 3y ago
I hadn't noticed that before but you're right, YT has ruined Rickrolling.
- mcny 3y agoI like how different people have different perspectives of the same event. I use Mozilla Firefox with uBlock Origin. YouTube videos do not play automatically when I click on YouTube links from other websites. Personally, my conspiracy theory is that somehow the YouTube team twisted Google Chrome team's arms to force them to make a byzantine system so that YouTube videos would pretty much always auto play. I cannot imagine how any self-respecting programmer(TM) would agree to such nonsense unless they were being paid very handsomely.
- ForkMeOnTinder 3y ago> Personally, my conspiracy theory is that somehow the YouTube team twisted Google Chrome team's arms to force them to make a byzantine system... You're not far off. https://developer.chrome.com/blog/autoplay#media_engagement_index https://developer.chrome.com/blog/autoplay#media_engagement_...
- felipemnoa 3y agoMakes sense. Youtube kept blocking me because it detected ad blocking mechanisms. Being stubborn I would simply reload the page and clicked the x button before it had a chance to load up the blocking code and then the video would play fine. After a while youtube gave up and no longer tries to force me to uninstall the ad blocking mechanisms. That or the ad blocking mechanisms got better.
- unshavedyak 3y agoI have a similar experience. Though for me i didn't evade them, i just didn't visit for a ~week. When i eventually tried again, suddenly it wasn't a problem again. Wondered if i was part of some a/b and they rolled back? no idea. Either way i'll happily drop YT if they try that shit without giving me a sane "no ad" tier lol.