Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox
Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox
![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b3dc5d68-bef2-4bef-bb7e-a94ee94de136.png?format=webp&thumbnail=128)
Posted in r/youtube by u/vk6_ • 4,166 points and 371 comments
![Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b3dc5d68-bef2-4bef-bb7e-a94ee94de136.png?format=webp)
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