YouTube is reportedly slowing down videos for Firefox users

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YouTube is reportedly slowing down videos for Firefox users
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YouTube is reportedly slowing down videos for Firefox users::Users are reporting that YouTube has begun adding a five second delay when loading a video on non-Chrome browsers like Firefox. Read on!

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I wouldn't put it past them, but I think it needs more evidence.

Try spoofing your user agent and see if it improves.

Is anyone even able to reproduce the issue? It cannot be improved if you can't reproduce it in the first place.