db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months 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-square479fedilinkarrow-up12.67Karrow-down153cross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
arrow-up12.62Karrow-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 · 8 months agomessage-square479fedilinkcross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58·7 months agoNot noticing this change from the EU… Guess they’re too afraid of pulling that shit here?
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·7 months agoGoogle LOVES A/B testing so it might be just that. I haven’t noticed anything either.
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months 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-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoThey’ve been caught before, but there’s no regulation for this in some regions
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoBig shame that this wouldn’t be illegal. But hopefully soon. Very anticompetitive behavior.
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoIt is, just not everywhere. Like the USA
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoYeah, the “everywhere” was implied, thank you 😊
minus-squareMrs_deWinter@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months 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-up2·7 months agoThat’s interesting. Could be uBlock doing its thing then, for which I’m quite thankful
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…
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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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