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YouTube artificially slows down video load times when using Firefox (old.reddit.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Yes, user agents are legal. You send YouTube your user agent, it's not mandatory.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I'm not an expert in such things but I believe ublock origin only filters what comes through to your browser. It doesn't do anything to stop your browser from sending a correct user agent.