db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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-square470fedilinkarrow-up12.69Karrow-down154cross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mltecnologia@lemmy.eco.brmildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
arrow-up12.64Karrow-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@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square470fedilinkcross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mltecnologia@lemmy.eco.brmildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
minus-squarellamalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·1 year agoThe YouTube viewing experience on FF is terrible. I have premium no ads and still manage to break the interface occasionally by clicking a new video or seeking the video playing.
minus-squareblahsay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·1 year agoFirefox is great for YouTube. Don’t support google via premium - those guys aren’t exactly short of a dime. Addblockers are flawless.
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMust be the premium experience then. I have zero issues on Firefox, on Linux, with adblocker. 👌
The YouTube viewing experience on FF is terrible. I have premium no ads and still manage to break the interface occasionally by clicking a new video or seeking the video playing.
Firefox is great for YouTube. Don’t support google via premium - those guys aren’t exactly short of a dime. Addblockers are flawless.
Must be the premium experience then. I have zero issues on Firefox, on Linux, with adblocker. 👌