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It probably won't always work, but pressing 0 is usually a "hidden" option that'll connect you to a human. It used to be used to connect people to an operator, and many companies still use it that way, even if they don't advertise it.

Some of them do.

In any case, typically, the ones that aren't occupied are always slightly ajar, so there's no need for an "occupied" indicator.

Is that available on Firefox for Android? I'm not seeing it in the menu.

I don't want to go back to Windows 8. Those were... dark times...

Oh, if only they were just 5 seconds.

Shorts are basically YouTube videos forced into a custom UI. There are still ways to force Shorts to load in the default UI.

Does your browser block ads by default? Some browsers come with their own adblocker.

inb4 those uninstalls were just because they were installing better adblockers. /j

Have you followed the instructions in the devs' Reddit thread? (At the bottom of the thread, they also have a section of instructions for people who've already gone through the process of purging their filters before.)

Also, make sure nothing else (ex. another adblocker, including your browser's built-in adblocker) is causing issues.

Same here. I tried loading the same 13-second video on Piped and YouTube. YouTube played it instantly. Piped took several seconds (probably longer than the video lasted) to start playing.

You're linking to one instance where it partially fixed the issue amidst a sea of people saying updating filters did work for them (or saying that they didn't have to do anything at all).

Or just use uBlock Origin? It blocks YouTube's ads (and their adblocker-blockers) right out of the gate. It's also available on Firefox for Android.