db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 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-square377fedilinkarrow-up12.38Karrow-down141cross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
arrow-up12.34Karrow-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 · 8 months agomessage-square377fedilinkcross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·8 months agoBest I can do is boycott YouTube.
minus-squareXabis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 months agoI swear every time i try to use those links from the piped bot, the content either never loads or has severe buffering problems.
minus-squareѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρє@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoYou need to change your instance. Next time you face this, go to preferences and try changing the instance.
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoI didn’t know you could do that with piped, thanks
minus-squarepirat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoOh, the one that finds every YouTube link and comments a piped link in some communities? Yeah, I find that bot very useful too!
minus-squareEngywuck@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·8 months agoRanting on Lemmy about a company while being addicted to (one of) their products seems to be much more effective, according to other comments in this thread. /s
Best I can do is boycott YouTube.
Piped-bot now my best friend
I swear every time i try to use those links from the piped bot, the content either never loads or has severe buffering problems.
You need to change your instance. Next time you face this, go to preferences and try changing the instance.
I didn’t know you could do that with piped, thanks
Where would one find that bot?
On here
Oh, the one that finds every YouTube link and comments a piped link in some communities? Yeah, I find that bot very useful too!
Ranting on Lemmy about a company while being addicted to (one of) their products seems to be much more effective, according to other comments in this thread. /s