Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox

tun@lemm.ee to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world – 772 points –
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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Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away. The slow down is 5 secs according to the video.

Update 1: Safari faces the same treatment

Update 2: Google confirms 5 sec delays for ad-block user

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I'm pretty sure this is going to directly violate Internet neutrality laws when the FCC votes them back into effect.

Net neutrality is about ISPs though.

Google isn't an ISP when it comes to youtube. Yes, they are an ISP in the context of Google fiber but this is completely different. It would be a violation of net neutrality if they slowed certain sites to fiber users.