▲ 660 ▼ YouTube is reportedly slowing down videos for Firefox users (www.androidauthority.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 56 comments fedilink hide all child comments YouTube is reportedly slowing down videos for Firefox users::Users are reporting that YouTube has begun adding a five second delay when loading a video on non-Chrome browsers like Firefox. Read on!
[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (3 children) Time to spoof the user agent? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] krigo666@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Nah, just be patient and wait the 5s. They are trying to create an artificial problem to try to make users switch to their garbage Chrome browser. When they see that Firefox users are smarter and don't give a shit about their stupid tactics, or even better, use different apps like FreeTube to see the videos, they will stop. Either that or destroy the platform. I wait the 5 secs, don't bother me at all. It's not like they are an ad... :D permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LWD@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) deleted permalink fedilink source parent [–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 years ago Nah, wouldn't want to contribute to Chrome market share. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zeroxxx@lemmy.my.id 3 points 2 years ago No, that just sweeps the issue under the rug. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] krigo666@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Nah, just be patient and wait the 5s. They are trying to create an artificial problem to try to make users switch to their garbage Chrome browser. When they see that Firefox users are smarter and don't give a shit about their stupid tactics, or even better, use different apps like FreeTube to see the videos, they will stop. Either that or destroy the platform. I wait the 5 secs, don't bother me at all. It's not like they are an ad... :D permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LWD@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) deleted permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LWD@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) deleted permalink fedilink source parent
[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 years ago Nah, wouldn't want to contribute to Chrome market share. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zeroxxx@lemmy.my.id 3 points 2 years ago No, that just sweeps the issue under the rug. permalink fedilink source parent