My Password Is 1234 to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml • 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.commessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1288arrow-down113 cross-posted to: tecnologia@lemmy.eco.brmildlyinfuriating@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1275arrow-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.comMy Password Is 1234 to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml • 7 months agomessage-square43fedilink cross-posted to: tecnologia@lemmy.eco.brmildlyinfuriating@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareYote.ziplinkEnglish21•7 months 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)linkfedilinkEnglish4•7 months 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*.