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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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  • PoliteGhost
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    24•2 years ago

    So, how to spoof chrome?

    • @AustralianSimon@lemmy.world
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      23•2 years ago

      Use agent switcher plugin

      https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/uaswitcher/

      • PoliteGhost
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        6•2 years ago

        👍 thanks

    • @AAA@feddit.de
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      5•2 years ago

      Spoofing the agent only makes it look like Firefox is being used less, and websites will care even less about it.

    • @Sanyanov@lemmy.world
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      Use extensions that change your user agent

      You can find them in add-ons store

    • @American_Jesus@lemm.ee
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      2•2 years ago

      Change browser user-agent https://www.whatismybrowser.com/

    • @Boomkop3@reddthat.com
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      1•2 years ago

      Find an extension to change your user agent

    • @Sanyanov@lemmy.world
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