mypasswordis1234@lemmy.world to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml · 2 years 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-square2fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up13arrow-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.commypasswordis1234@lemmy.world to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square2fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareYote.zip@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI’ve been noticing this for a while now. I chalked it up to YouTube having ugly code, but now I see that it is simply malicious code.
minus-squareTechNom (nobody)@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoNever attribute to malice what can be attributed to incompetence*. Except for Google. This is the same company that decided that ‘Don’t be evil’ is inappropriate for them.
I’ve been noticing this for a while now. I chalked it up to YouTube having ugly code, but now I see that it is simply malicious code.
Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to incompetence*.