• @Natanael
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    166 months ago

    They could literally have used some variance in implementation, server side bandwidth limitations, etc, but THIS is just blatantly obvious

      • @Hadriscus@lemm.ee
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        56 months ago

        Exactly what I was thinking. Let’s not say it too loud for the sake of our mole(s)

      • @AeroLemming@lemm.ee
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        46 months ago

        I hope so. I’d like to think we have a few people on the inside secretly fighting for the average consumer.

        • @fossilesque@mander.xyz
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          66 months ago

          The world runs on the shoulders of disgruntled employees. This smells like a deliberate act backed up with a paper trail to protect the guy in charge of implementing it from taking the blame. But, I realise that also may be my imagination… It’s a compelling tale regardless.

          • Cosmic Cleric
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            66 months ago

            The world runs on the shoulders of disgruntled employees.

            That’s one hell of a phrase that should keep any CEO awake at night.

    • @Aux@lemmy.world
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      -36 months ago

      I believe that Google is just trolling people real hard. There are much better ways to disable any adblocks, but they are not even trying.