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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They could literally have used some variance in implementation, server side bandwidth limitations, etc, but THIS is just blatantly obvious

I wonder if it's a case of malicious compliance.

Exactly what I was thinking. Let's not say it too loud for the sake of our mole(s)

I hope so. I'd like to think we have a few people on the inside secretly fighting for the average consumer.

The world runs on the shoulders of disgruntled employees. This smells like a deliberate act backed up with a paper trail to protect the guy in charge of implementing it from taking the blame. But, I realise that also may be my imagination... It's a compelling tale regardless.

The world runs on the shoulders of disgruntled employees.

That's one hell of a phrase that should keep any CEO awake at night.

I believe that Google is just trolling people real hard. There are much better ways to disable any adblocks, but they are not even trying.