▲ 782 ▼ Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox (old.reddit.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by tun@lemm.ee to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 72 comments fedilink hide all child comments Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away. The slow down is 5 secs according to the video. Update 1: Safari faces the same treatment Update 2: Google confirms 5 sec delays for ad-block user
[–] Carobu@lemmy.world 91 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm pretty sure this is going to directly violate Internet neutrality laws when the FCC votes them back into effect. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 46 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Flyswat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) And my axe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fungah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Well played. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Legolution@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Cries in UK. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Neve8028@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Net neutrality is about ISPs though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Carobu@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://fiber.google.com/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Neve8028@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* Google isn't an ISP when it comes to youtube. Yes, they are an ISP in the context of Google fiber but this is completely different. It would be a violation of net neutrality if they slowed certain sites to fiber users. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 46 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Flyswat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) And my axe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fungah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Well played. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Legolution@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Cries in UK. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flyswat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) And my axe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fungah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Well played. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Neve8028@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Net neutrality is about ISPs though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Carobu@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://fiber.google.com/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Neve8028@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* Google isn't an ISP when it comes to youtube. Yes, they are an ISP in the context of Google fiber but this is completely different. It would be a violation of net neutrality if they slowed certain sites to fiber users. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Carobu@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://fiber.google.com/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Neve8028@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* Google isn't an ISP when it comes to youtube. Yes, they are an ISP in the context of Google fiber but this is completely different. It would be a violation of net neutrality if they slowed certain sites to fiber users. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Neve8028@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* Google isn't an ISP when it comes to youtube. Yes, they are an ISP in the context of Google fiber but this is completely different. It would be a violation of net neutrality if they slowed certain sites to fiber users. permalink fedilink source parent