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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Friendly reminder you can watch YouTube videos in VLC (I have not tested whether speed is affected this way)

I'm pretty sure it takes more effort, if not also time, to copy URL into VLC every time i find a video.

It’s about the principle lol

Ah, spite, one of my favourite motivators. Carry on.