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-squareSmacks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down1·8 months agoI smell a spicy lawsuit
minus-squaresome_guy@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·8 months agoOne that will outlive Firefox, as this will turn users away while lawyers build a case. Fuckers.
minus-squarejohannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoFirefox isn’t going to die because of this. There are already workarounds and even if there weren’t, an open source browser isn’t dependent on bringing in revenue to stay in development.
I smell a spicy lawsuit
One that will outlive Firefox, as this will turn users away while lawyers build a case. Fuckers.
Firefox isn’t going to die because of this. There are already workarounds and even if there weren’t, an open source browser isn’t dependent on bringing in revenue to stay in development.