db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 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-square462linkfedilinkarrow-up12.69Karrow-down153
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 · 2 years agomessage-square462linkfedilink
minus-squarePhoenix3875@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years 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-squareAatube@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years 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