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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years ago

Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.

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Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years ago

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I wonder if it’s a case of malicious compliance.

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