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-square377fedilinkarrow-up12.39Karrow-down142cross-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 · 1 year agomessage-square377fedilinkcross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
minus-squareAustralianSimon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year agoUse agent switcher plugin https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/uaswitcher/
minus-squareAAA@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoSpoofing the agent only makes it look like Firefox is being used less, and websites will care even less about it.
minus-squareSanyanov@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoUse extensions that change your user agent You can find them in add-ons store
minus-squareAmerican_Jesus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoChange browser user-agent https://www.whatismybrowser.com/
minus-squareSanyanov@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoUse extensions that change your user agent You can find them in add-ons store
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFind an extension to change your user agent
So, how to spoof chrome?
Use agent switcher plugin
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/uaswitcher/
👍 thanks
Spoofing the agent only makes it look like Firefox is being used less, and websites will care even less about it.
Use extensions that change your user agent You can find them in add-ons store
Change browser user-agent https://www.whatismybrowser.com/
Use extensions that change your user agent
You can find them in add-ons store
Find an extension to change your user agent