“Last year, video watchers using them were greeted by longer video loading times and increased buffering on YouTube.”
Ah yes, the Five Second Gaslight. “Experiencing interruptions? Find out more!” when it’s the site intentionally shoving a 5 second delay in and getting people to blame their ISPs for connectivity issues when YouTube was the one dicking around.
"using ad blocker? your video is delayed 5 seconds, ad viewers receive a considerable amount more suffering!"