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db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 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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    In a previous generation, governments would go after this blatant anti competitive behaviour.

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      I’m sure the EU will still.

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        It’s just a shame that there’s really only one government organization globally that will still stand up to corporations.

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          To be fair China will send you to a reeducation camp or disappear you if you try to act like a western billionaire.

          • 🐑🇸 🇭 🇪 🇪 🇵 🇱 🇪🐑@lemmy.world
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            China will make you disappear for many things including speaking up against the genocide of religious minorities ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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          For now

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        Honestly with the speed new BS crops up I don’t think they will.

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      The current US Federal Trade Commission is quite agressive compared to other FTCs historically.

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        True. Though they have been stuck with 30 years of damage simply reverse too.

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        Yes, but they haven’t fixed this specific problem that just broke in the last day or so, therefore the FTC is a corrupt useless organization that pours hot wax on kittens

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