| ▲ | input_sh 4 hours ago |
| It used to support it out-of-the-box as well, but it's technically against YouTube's ToS to allow this without paying for a premium, so now you need this as an extra hoop. |
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| ▲ | robin_reala 2 hours ago | parent [-] |
| Why should a browser be policing YouTube’s ToS for them? |
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| ▲ | Aachen an hour ago | parent | next [-] | | Agreed, this sounds strange indeed. Much more likely is that Google found a reliable way to detect the screen status using a standard feature and Mozilla just implements the standard neutrally | |
| ▲ | input_sh 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Wouldn't know, as I have never been in charge of one, but I imagine Google having the power to make your browser completely irrelevant would be a pretty strong incentive. |
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