My Password Is 1234@lemmy.world to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml · 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-square37fedilinkarrow-up1231arrow-down112 cross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1219arrow-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@lemmy.world to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square37fedilink cross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareYote.zip@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year 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-up4·1 year 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*.