db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years 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-square142linkfedilinkarrow-up1307arrow-down19
arrow-up1298arrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square142linkfedilink
minus-squareJohanno@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoI noticed logging out of your YouTube account helps. I just opened a private window in Firefox.
minus-squareTaleya@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoblocking youtube cookies makes a lot of their shenanigans go away :) But yeah, any site that tells me what browser I have to use instantly goes on my shitlist. That isn’t how this works.
I noticed logging out of your YouTube account helps.
I just opened a private window in Firefox.
blocking youtube cookies makes a lot of their shenanigans go away :)
But yeah, any site that tells me what browser I have to use instantly goes on my shitlist. That isn’t how this works.