db0 to TechnologyEnglish • 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-square465fedilinkarrow-up12.71Karrow-down154cross-posted to: bluemix[email protected][email protected]mildlyinfuriating[email protected]
arrow-up12.66Karrow-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 to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square465fedilinkcross-posted to: bluemix[email protected][email protected]mildlyinfuriating[email protected]
minus-square@Phoenix3875linkEnglish2•1 year agoYes. I’m not a frontend dev, so not familiar with JS code (let alone an obfuscated fragment), but according to this HN comment, it’s used for a different ad block detection function.
minus-squareAatubelinkfedilink1•1 year agoThat makes a lot of sense. It’s still exclusive to Firefox, though
Yes. I’m not a frontend dev, so not familiar with JS code (let alone an obfuscated fragment), but according to this HN comment, it’s used for a different ad block detection function.
That makes a lot of sense. It’s still exclusive to Firefox, though