Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox
Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox
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.
Posted in r/youtube by u/vk6_ • 4,156 points and 371 comments
Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away. The slow down is 5 secs according to the video.
Update 1: Safari faces the same treatment
Update 2: Google confirms 5 sec delays for ad-block user
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I'm pretty sure this is going to directly violate Internet neutrality laws when the FCC votes them back into effect.
Net neutrality is about ISPs though.
Google isn't an ISP when it comes to youtube. Yes, they are an ISP in the context of Google fiber but this is completely different. It would be a violation of net neutrality if they slowed certain sites to fiber users.
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