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-square471fedilinkarrow-up12.69Karrow-down154cross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mltecnologiamildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
arrow-up12.63Karrow-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-square471fedilinkcross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mltecnologiamildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
minus-squareA2PKXG@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoIs there something like: If(not chrome){add_delay()} ?
minus-squareTrippaSnippa@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoNo, the full context of the code snippet doesn’t appear to check the browser user agent at all. Other comments have explained that it’s most likely a lazy implementation of a check for ad blockers.
Is there something like:
If(not chrome){add_delay()}
?
No, the full context of the code snippet doesn’t appear to check the browser user agent at all. Other comments have explained that it’s most likely a lazy implementation of a check for ad blockers.