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-square473linkfedilinkarrow-up12.67Karrow-down151cross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
arrow-up12.62Karrow-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-square473linkfedilinkcross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
minus-squareStantana@lemmy.sambands.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoHave you seen this? https://feddit.it/pictrs/image/0e13c670-4966-4073-89df-f042fe9cc6de.webp
minus-squarePhoenix3875@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 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
Have you seen this?
https://feddit.it/pictrs/image/0e13c670-4966-4073-89df-f042fe9cc6de.webp
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