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Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away. (old.reddit.com)

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[-] pahlimur@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I can't reproduce it either. Android Phone, win10 PC, and private browser. All Firefox and uBlock Origin.

I did previously get that "disable it or else" message twice. I just submit feedback that I'd like the link to cancelling my Google services and it goes away for a while. I wonder if just submitting feedback disables the popup because it's instantaneously fixed.

[-] kadotux@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah I mean they should include a lot more info: OS (version/build) and FF version/build at least.

Also is nobody saying that of course the second video renders faster because he hits reload and most of the stuff comes from cache? D:

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