db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoYoutube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.old.reddit.comexternal-linkmessage-square407linkfedilinkarrow-up12.69Karrow-down155cross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mlmildlyinfuriating@lemmy.worldwolnyinternet@szmer.info
arrow-up12.64Karrow-down1external-linkYoutube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.old.reddit.comdb0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square407linkfedilinkcross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mlmildlyinfuriating@lemmy.worldwolnyinternet@szmer.info
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58·2 years agoNot noticing this change from the EU… Guess they’re too afraid of pulling that shit here?
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 years agoGoogle LOVES A/B testing so it might be just that. I haven’t noticed anything either.
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoTrue, could just be lucky. I still haven’t noticed any ad blocking changes either, but then again I’m using Firefox with μBlock Origin…
minus-squareMrs_deWinter@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoI’m in the EU, using Vivaldi, and have the delay since yesterday. It’s not on every video though. Seems like UBlock and YouTube are fighting each other every time I open a new link.
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThat’s interesting. Could be uBlock doing its thing then, for which I’m quite thankful
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoThey’ve been caught before, but there’s no regulation for this in some regions
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoBig shame that this wouldn’t be illegal. But hopefully soon. Very anticompetitive behavior.
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoIt is, just not everywhere. Like the USA
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoYeah, the “everywhere” was implied, thank you 😊
Not noticing this change from the EU… Guess they’re too afraid of pulling that shit here?
Google LOVES A/B testing so it might be just that. I haven’t noticed anything either.
True, could just be lucky. I still haven’t noticed any ad blocking changes either, but then again I’m using Firefox with μBlock Origin…
I’m in the EU, using Vivaldi, and have the delay since yesterday. It’s not on every video though. Seems like UBlock and YouTube are fighting each other every time I open a new link.
That’s interesting. Could be uBlock doing its thing then, for which I’m quite thankful
They’ve been caught before, but there’s no regulation for this in some regions
Big shame that this wouldn’t be illegal. But hopefully soon. Very anticompetitive behavior.
It is, just not everywhere. Like the USA
Yeah, the “everywhere” was implied, thank you 😊
deleted by creator