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Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 11 months ago

YouTube artificially slows down video load times when using Firefox

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YouTube artificially slows down video load times when using Firefox

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If Youtube isn’t allowed to check my browser if I use ublock origin. Is it allowed to check what browser I use and restrict curtain things?
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  Yes, user agents are legal. You send YouTube your user agent, it’s not mandatory.

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