db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 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-square476fedilinkarrow-up12.64Karrow-down151cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up12.59Karrow-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 · 7 months agomessage-square476fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squarellama@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·7 months agoThe YouTube viewing experience on FF is terrible. I have premium no ads and still manage to break the interface occasionally by clicking a new video or seeking the video playing.
minus-squareblahsay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·7 months agoFirefox is great for YouTube. Don’t support google via premium - those guys aren’t exactly short of a dime. Addblockers are flawless.
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoMust be the premium experience then. I have zero issues on Firefox, on Linux, with adblocker. 👌
The YouTube viewing experience on FF is terrible. I have premium no ads and still manage to break the interface occasionally by clicking a new video or seeking the video playing.
Firefox is great for YouTube. Don’t support google via premium - those guys aren’t exactly short of a dime. Addblockers are flawless.
Must be the premium experience then. I have zero issues on Firefox, on Linux, with adblocker. 👌