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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. (old.reddit.com)
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[–] llama@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The YouTube viewing experience on FF is terrible. I have premium no ads and still manage to break the interface occasionally by clicking a new video or seeking the video playing.

[–] blahsay@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Firefox is great for YouTube. Don't support google via premium - those guys aren't exactly short of a dime. Addblockers are flawless.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Must be the premium experience then. I have zero issues on Firefox, on Linux, with adblocker. 👌