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A suspected YouTube interface bug spikes RAM usage above 7 gigabytes, users report severe lag and frozen tabs — bug might be trapping browsers in an endless layout loop (www.tomshardware.com)

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[–] ranzispa@mander.xyz 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Not really, my browser should happily comply if a webpage I want to use needs 7 GB.

No way YouTube needs 7 GB.

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[–] Yttra@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

What reason would a single website have for requiring 7GB, and why should it be permitted?

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[–] aim_at_me@lemmy.nz 3 points 5 months ago

Glares at Datadog

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