▲ 782 ▼ Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox (old.reddit.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by tun@lemm.ee to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 71 comments fedilink hide all child comments Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away. The slow down is 5 secs according to the video. Update 1: Safari faces the same treatment Update 2: Google confirms 5 sec delays for ad-block user
[–] KnowledgeableNip@leminal.space 82 points 2 years ago (3 children) Didn't similar shit get Microsoft hit with antitrust lawsuits? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] const_void@lemmy.ml 57 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah but that was back when we had a mostly functional government. Times have changed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago* Disfunctional goverment benefits the rich almost exclusively. Sad days ahead. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hjalamanger@feddit.nu 14 points 2 years ago Maybe... Hope someone sues YT :) permalink fedilink source parent [–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago Yes… many years later, and while those lawsuits were slowly being resolved, Microsoft was busy laying the groundwork for other bullshit that was unethical but not technically illegal. If you actually expect a solution in a reasonable amount of time, either invent time travel or spoof Chrome. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] const_void@lemmy.ml 57 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah but that was back when we had a mostly functional government. Times have changed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago* Disfunctional goverment benefits the rich almost exclusively. Sad days ahead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago* Disfunctional goverment benefits the rich almost exclusively. Sad days ahead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hjalamanger@feddit.nu 14 points 2 years ago Maybe... Hope someone sues YT :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago Yes… many years later, and while those lawsuits were slowly being resolved, Microsoft was busy laying the groundwork for other bullshit that was unethical but not technically illegal. If you actually expect a solution in a reasonable amount of time, either invent time travel or spoof Chrome. permalink fedilink source parent