db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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-square407fedilinkarrow-up12.68Karrow-down155cross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mlmildlyinfuriating@lemmy.worldwolnyinternet@szmer.info
arrow-up12.63Karrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square407fedilinkcross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mlmildlyinfuriating@lemmy.worldwolnyinternet@szmer.info
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58·1 year agoNot noticing this change from the EU… Guess they’re too afraid of pulling that shit here?
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 year agoGoogle LOVES A/B testing so it might be just that. I haven’t noticed anything either.
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year 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-up7·1 year 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-up2·1 year agoThat’s interesting. Could be uBlock doing its thing then, for which I’m quite thankful
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoThey’ve been caught before, but there’s no regulation for this in some regions
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBig shame that this wouldn’t be illegal. But hopefully soon. Very anticompetitive behavior.
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIt is, just not everywhere. Like the USA
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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 😊
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