db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years 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-square160fedilinkarrow-up11.99Karrow-down143
arrow-up11.95Karrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square160fedilink
minus-squarerdri@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55·edit-22 years agoDid someone actually investigate and find the exact place in scripts where this logic takes place? EDIT: Yes. https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-reportedly-slowing-down-videos-firefox-3387206/
minus-squaresulgoth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 years agoThis sounds like something that would be in the back end so likely not. But if spoofing user agents fixes the problem then I’d say it’s evidence enough to warrant a deeper look.
minus-squarerdri@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 years agoWhen they decide to do tricks in the backend differently between browsers, there will be ways to overcome that.
Did someone actually investigate and find the exact place in scripts where this logic takes place?
EDIT: Yes. https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-reportedly-slowing-down-videos-firefox-3387206/
This sounds like something that would be in the back end so likely not. But if spoofing user agents fixes the problem then I’d say it’s evidence enough to warrant a deeper look.
When they decide to do tricks in the backend differently between browsers, there will be ways to overcome that.