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PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months ago

Twitch forces users to watch ads they can't click away from

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Twitch forces users to watch ads they can't click away from

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PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months ago

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Twitch is testing a new way to experience ads when you pause a stream. But viewers aren't happy about the change.

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Sounds like something browsers should have an option to prevent. Or just don’t use twitch in the first place.
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  Browsers manage this just fine: just middle click on the tab.
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    The correct way to treat a twitch tab

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