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db0 to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.

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Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.

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db0 to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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Posted in r/youtube by u/vk6_ • 2,934 points and 264 comments
  • @PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca
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    337•2 years ago

    In a previous generation, governments would go after this blatant anti competitive behaviour.

    • "no" banana
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      226•2 years ago

      I’m sure the EU will still.

      • @PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca
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        160•2 years ago

        It’s just a shame that there’s really only one government organization globally that will still stand up to corporations.

        • @psycho_driver@lemmy.world
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          45•2 years ago

          To be fair China will send you to a reeducation camp or disappear you if you try to act like a western billionaire.

          • 🐑🇸 🇭 🇪 🇪 🇵 🇱 🇪🐑
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            China will make you disappear for many things including speaking up against the genocide of religious minorities ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

        • @Damage@slrpnk.net
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          7•2 years ago

          For now

      • Dojan
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        3•2 years ago

        Honestly with the speed new BS crops up I don’t think they will.

    • @rchive@lemm.ee
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      42•2 years ago

      The current US Federal Trade Commission is quite agressive compared to other FTCs historically.

      • @Metatronz@lemmy.world
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        17•2 years ago

        True. Though they have been stuck with 30 years of damage simply reverse too.

        • @tetris11@lemmy.ml
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          5•2 years ago

          Think of it as 30 years of rent they’re now claiming.

      • @Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world
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        7•2 years ago

        Yes, but they haven’t fixed this specific problem that just broke in the last day or so, therefore the FTC is a corrupt useless organization that pours hot wax on kittens

      • @4lan@lemmy.world
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        0•2 years ago

        then why do we have like 4 conglomerates making everything in the grocery store?

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