db0 to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months 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-square474fedilinkarrow-up12.66Karrow-down152cross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mlmildlyinfuriating@lemmy.worldwolnyinternet@szmer.info
arrow-up12.61Karrow-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 to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square474fedilinkcross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mlmildlyinfuriating@lemmy.worldwolnyinternet@szmer.info
minus-square@moodylinkEnglish11•6 months agoI use youtube without logging in, and it runs normally. If I use a private window, that’s when I get a delay when loading videos.
minus-square@moodylinkEnglish1•6 months agoOnce you start watching videos, you still get recommendations based on your viewing even if not logged in. As long as I don’t clear my cookies, I basically get the content I’m interested in.
minus-square@moodylinkEnglish3•6 months agoI block all third-party cookies, but I do want some basic functionality out of the internet.
I use youtube without logging in, and it runs normally. If I use a private window, that’s when I get a delay when loading videos.
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Once you start watching videos, you still get recommendations based on your viewing even if not logged in. As long as I don’t clear my cookies, I basically get the content I’m interested in.
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I block all third-party cookies, but I do want some basic functionality out of the internet.