db0 to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months 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-square474fedilinkarrow-up12.7Karrow-down155cross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mltecnologia@lemmy.eco.brmildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
arrow-up12.65Karrow-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 to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square474fedilinkcross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mltecnologia@lemmy.eco.brmildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
minus-square@A2PKXG@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish9•10 months agoIs there something like: If(not chrome){add_delay()} ?
minus-square@TrippaSnippa@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish4•10 months agoNo, the full context of the code snippet doesn’t appear to check the browser user agent at all. Other comments have explained that it’s most likely a lazy implementation of a check for ad blockers.
Is there something like:
If(not chrome){add_delay()}
?
No, the full context of the code snippet doesn’t appear to check the browser user agent at all. Other comments have explained that it’s most likely a lazy implementation of a check for ad blockers.