Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.
Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.
old.reddit.com 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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Does not happen for me Safari or Firefox.
5 1 ReplyThey may not be deploying this to all users
7 2 ReplyWhat does that mean? If you logout and go anonymous do you still have the issue?
1 0 ReplyIt's probably limited to regions rather than user accounts.
4 1 ReplyThis is testable with vpn
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Possibly. It's impossible to know how they keep track of who to roll it out to. It could be IP-based, or they could put a cookie on your browser that could stick around even after you log out.
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