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-square480fedilinkarrow-up12.7Karrow-down155cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up12.65Karrow-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-square480fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoDoes not happen for me Safari or Firefox.
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·1 year agoThey may not be deploying this to all users
minus-squareImgonnatrythislinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhat does that mean? If you logout and go anonymous do you still have the issue?
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s probably limited to regions rather than user accounts.
minus-squareNawor3565@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoPossibly. It’s impossible to know how they keep track of who to roll it out to. It could be IP-based, or they could put a cookie on your browser that could stick around even after you log out.
Does not happen for me Safari or Firefox.
They may not be deploying this to all users
What does that mean? If you logout and go anonymous do you still have the issue?
It’s probably limited to regions rather than user accounts.
This is testable with vpn
Possibly. It’s impossible to know how they keep track of who to roll it out to. It could be IP-based, or they could put a cookie on your browser that could stick around even after you log out.
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