YouTube artificially slows down video load times when using Firefox

Re:YouTube artificially slows down video load times when usi... by dewey on Monday November 20, 2023 @06:30AM (#38346507)

> I really don't understand why any technically proficient user would willingly use any of the official YouTube frontends.

- Because I don't see ads with YouTube Premium

- Because I add things to my playlists

- Because I more often than not find interesting things to watch there

- Because I like using it on my phone or TV

There's a lot of reasons why someone would prefer the official apps over some third party app that might break every few months.

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Re:YouTube artificially slows down video load times when usi... by beej71 on Monday November 20, 2023 @09:50PM (#38358386)

> - Because I don't see ads with YouTube Premium

I was in that boat. But after a while I realized I could no longer in good conscience give Google any more money when they were pushing so many initiatives that went against my interests.

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Re:YouTube artificially slows down video load times when usi... by 93po on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @08:10AM (#38378653)

I used a VPN and pay $2 a month for it, which is an acceptable trade off for using it on my phone and spending my life worrying about things that impact me more

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