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YouTube artificially slows down video load times when using Firefox
https://old.reddit.com/r/youtube/login/
https://old.reddit.com/r/youtube/login/
There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.
17 Comments
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 26 pts · 2y
If that’s real, I’m pretty sure the EU will have something to say about that, as well as the FCC. That’s a flagrant violation of net neutrality.
kozy138@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
They just slightly increase their budget for legal fines....
You999@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
Along with the FTC and DOJ (one can hope)
Squizzy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
What's the FCC going to say?
"Which Barrell would you like us to bend over?"
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 2y
Well Ajit “fuck ajit pai” Pai is gone, so the FCC is actually trying to do its job again
Mac@mander.xyz · 15 pts · 2y
YouTube slowly trying to push me off their platform.
I will quit YouTube before watching ads.
UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 2y
quick, question. Would you be willing to pay for a "premium" video hosting website? I'm not doing s study I'm just curious. Caz I think paying isn't the problem it's yt, We know very well that it can survive with moderate ads, but what about a payed platform that has no ads and doesn't sell your data?
SpermGoobler@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Shoutout to nebula. Depending on how much content you consume it might not be enough for you, but it's cool to have an independent platform doing stuff.
afunkysongaday@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
Nice try reddit.
TheFriar@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 2y
I fuckin knew it! I could've sworn this was happening. I would switch to brave to watch something and would be able to no problem. Fuckin bastards.
Sekoia@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 2y
Huh. I had noticed that.
Vendul@feddit.de · 9 pts · 2y
If Youtube isn’t allowed to check my browser if I use ublock origin. Is it allowed to check what browser I use and restrict curtain things?
praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
Using Firefox, I have always had User agent switcher handy. It's a huge shame but it stops from this kind of stupid shit from happening.
derbolle@feddit.de · 6 pts · 2y
the reddit link is trying to force me to log in. Has reddit changed its policies again?
Skipcast@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y
The link is wrong. Here's the correct one
https://old.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/17z8hsz/youtube_has_started_to_artificially_slow_down/
Akasazh@feddit.nl · 6 pts · 2y
The team at the ublock origin sub have found a filter for ublock that disables it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/17tm9rp/comment/k9i62zu/
pleb_maximus@feddit.de · 4 pts · 2y
I had noticed too. Although I mostly use FreeTube by now I am a tab hoarder and if I open a YouTube tab with a video in Firefox it does take a few seconds until the page is displayed correctly after the tab has finished loading.