db0 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-square543fedilinkarrow-up12.72Karrow-down154
arrow-up12.66Karrow-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 to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square543fedilink
minus-square@moody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish12•2 years agoI use youtube without logging in, and it runs normally. If I use a private window, that’s when I get a delay when loading videos.
minus-square@ubermeisters@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoGood God I would hate to see the Mr Beast hell that your front page must be
minus-square@moody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoOnce you start watching videos, you still get recommendations based on your viewing even if not logged in. As long as I don’t clear my cookies, I basically get the content I’m interested in.
minus-square@ubermeisters@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoI always forget other people still allow cookies etc, I’m over here like an internet hermit, using Libre browser
minus-square@moody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoI block all third-party cookies, but I do want some basic functionality out of the internet.
I use youtube without logging in, and it runs normally. If I use a private window, that’s when I get a delay when loading videos.
Good God I would hate to see the Mr Beast hell that your front page must be
Once you start watching videos, you still get recommendations based on your viewing even if not logged in. As long as I don’t clear my cookies, I basically get the content I’m interested in.
I always forget other people still allow cookies etc, I’m over here like an internet hermit, using Libre browser
I block all third-party cookies, but I do want some basic functionality out of the internet.