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db0 to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago

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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db0 to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago
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    True. Though they have been stuck with 30 years of damage simply reverse too.

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      Think of it as 30 years of rent they’re now claiming.

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